Chilean salmon farming company, Blumar SA, has become the third in the country to achieve three star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance.
The company’s processing plant in Concepcion, Chile, recently earned the BAP certification, joining Blumar’s 11 BAP certified salmon farm sites and four BAP certified feed mills: Biomar Chile SA’s Planta Casto and Plant Pargua facilities, EWOS Chile Alimentos Ltda and Nutreco Chile SA’s Orsorno facility.
“At Blumar we are convinced that all our processes have to be environmentally and socially sustainable, to achieve long term profitability and project our activity into the future,” said Gerardo Balbontin Fox, CEO of Blumar Seafood.
“The three star BAP certification of our integrated salmon farming operations is proof of our commitment to the environment, the neighbouring communities and our customers around the world," he added.
Blumar’s 11 farms collectively produce around 4,500 tonnes of salmon per cycle. The fish are marketed in the United States, the European Union and Brazil, to both retail and food service customers.
