The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has recognised the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme under Version 2.0 of GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.
BAP was the first aquaculture certification programme to be recognised by GSSI in 2017. It has now been re-benchmarked for its Farm Standard (Version 3.0, 2021), Salmon Farm Standard (Version 2.3, 2016) and Mollusc Farm Standard (Version 1.1, 2021).
This is the first time that the BAP Mollusc Farm Standard has been benchmarked by GSSI.
GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool provides formal recognition of seafood certification programmes that complete a rigorous and transparent Benchmark Process. The tool is underpinned by the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the FAO Guidelines for Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine/Inland Capture Fisheries and the FAO Technical Guidelines for Aquaculture Certification.
