The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) in mid-July congratulated Nova Austral S.A. for achieving Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Nova Austral’s salmon processing plant located in Porvenir, Chile — in Region XII — earned BAP certification on June 27. Nova Austral is one of Chile´s largest salmon producers, processing more than 20,000 metric tons of Atlantic
July, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) in early July applauded Walcan Seafood Ltd. for achieving Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Walcan Seafood is the exclusive processor of Skuna Bay Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon. Walcan Seafood’s processing plant on Quadra Island, British Columbia, earned BAP certification on July 2, joining the BAP-certified farms that
July, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) in early July congratulated Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) for becoming British Columbia’s first salmon company to achieve three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. On July 3, MHC’s Port Hardy processing plant earned BAP certification, joining the company’s BAP-certified salmon farms and the Skretting Canada feed mill from which
June, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early June that Blumar S.A. is the third salmon company in Chile to achieve three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Blumar’s processing plant in Concepcion, Chile, recently earned BAP certification, joining the company’s 11 BAP-certified salmon farm sites and the four BAP-certified feed mills from which it
May, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early May that Multiexport Foods S.A. has achieved two-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Six Multiexport salmon farms in Chile recently earned BAP certification, joining the company’s processing plant in Puerto Montt, Chile, which was the world’s first salmon processing plant to receive BAP certification in January 2012. Located
January, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in mid-January that Norway’s Vikenco AS is Europe’s first salmon-processing plant to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Vikenco’s facility, located in Norway’s Romsdal region, in the northern part of western Norway, recently received BAP certification. Currently, Vikenco is Europe’s only processing plant with BAP certification. “To meet
July, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) in late July applauded Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products Co. Ltd. for earning Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products’ processing plant in Wuchuan, Guangdong, China, attained BAP certification on July 8. The facility processes farmed shrimp, tilapia and golden pompano. With BAP certification, Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic
Vietnam’s NTSF Seafoods Group is the world’s first company to offer three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Pangasius, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late April. Greenfeed Vietnam Corp.’s feed mill, from which NTSF Seafoods sources its feed, earned BAP certification last month. The company’s NTSF Seafoods JSC processing plant and Tan Loc Farm Zone farm
January, 2015 Prince Edward Aqua Farms Group — a fully integrated mollusk farming and processing company in Prince Edward Island, Canada — is the world’s second mussel farm to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification since the completion of the BAP mussel farm standards in August 2014, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced in late
April, 2014 Green Seafoods Ltd.’s mussel processing plant in Newfoundland, Canada, has earned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early April. Located in Winterton, on Trinity Bay in southeastern Newfoundland, the facility attained BAP certification on March 31. The facility is a primary and secondary mussel processing plant, producing a
January, 2014 Norlantic Processors Ltd.’s mussel processing plant in Newfoundland, Canada, is the first mussel processing plant to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early January. The facility, located in Pleasantview, on Notre Dame Bay in northeast Newfoundland, attained BAP certification in late November. Along with its processing plant,
October, 2013 Atlantic Aqua Farms—a fully integrated, rope-cultured mussel farming and processing company based in Prince Edward Island, Canada—is the first mussel farm in the world to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification since the completion of the BAP mussel farm standards in August, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced in late October. All of
November, 2013 Heartland Catfish Co.—the United States’ largest catfish farming and processing company—has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for its Mississippi processing plant, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced in mid-November. The Itta Bena, Mississippi, plant processes live catfish. Heartland Catfish processes 60 million to 75 million pounds (27 million to 34 million kilograms)
January, 2015 National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) is the Middle East’s first company to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in mid-January. It’s also one of only 15 companies worldwide to attain four-star BAP status, denoting that its processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills are all BAP certified. NAQUA is
September, 2014 King Reef Seafoods Pty. Ltd.’s barramundi farm site in Cowley, Queensland, Australia, has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the country’s first barramundi farm site to earn the distinction, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late September. It is the world’s second barramundi farm site to attain BAP certification, following Tanachote Farm in
January, 2014 The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program had a fruitful 2013, experiencing robust growth in terms of the number of BAP-certified facilities and the volume of product from BAP-certified facilities available in the marketplace. Last year, the BAP program experienced a 31% increase in the number of facilities
August, 2013 The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, the world’s leading certification standard for aquaculture facilities, has added Food Certification International Ltd. (FCI) to its team of BAP-approved third-party certification bodies. In a service agreement between the two organizations, FCI will conduct auditing and certification activities for aquaculture farms, hatcheries,
August, 2013 The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program has expanded its coverage of shellfish with the completion of new standards for mussel farms. The new standards encompass all production systems for mussels, including cultivation on the seabed or on poles, and suspended cultures such as long-line culture and raft-and-rack culture. They also cover various mussel