Ecuador To Host Next BAP Auditor Training Course

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division invites new auditor candidates and returning auditors requiring refresher training to attend a BAP auditor training course in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 2015.

Click here for the Spanish version of the press release.

The course is also open to industry observers, including government officials, producers and other industry stakeholders who wish to learn more about the BAP certification standards and auditing process.

The course will cover all of the BAP standards, including the seafood processing plant standards (new Issue 4); finfish and crustacean farm standards (includes land-based aquaculture systems: ponds, fresh/brackish water cage farms and marine cage farms); salmon farm standards (new Revision 2); mussel farm standards; finfish, crustacean and mollusk hatchery and nursery standards; and feed mill standards. The course will be held at The Grand Hotel Guayaquil.

For detailed information about how to apply, competency requirements, fees and more, please click here.

The registration deadline is Sept. 11.

Please follow the instructions carefully. Improper submittals will be rejected. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as participants are admitted on a space-available basis. Payment for the course must be received in advance.