Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Feed Mill Standard Issue 3.3, which will become effective 17 November 2025, at which point all feed mills must apply to it.
GSA said the updates made to the standard are the result of more than a year of in-depth stakeholder engagement with the goal of modernising the standard to meet marketplace expectations.
The update focuses on the procurement, traceability and reporting of three critical feed ingredients: fishmeal and fish oil, soy and palm.
Key changes to the standard from the previous Issue 3.2 include:
- Requirements for improved clarity, consistency and rigor of key ingredient sourcing requirements (marine ingredients, soy and palm)
- Improved traceability verifications of key ingredients
- Enhanced requirements for the traceability reporting of oil blends purchased from third-party manufacturers
- New time-bound commitments and targets for responsible marine ingredient and soy sourcing. For marine ingredients, 90% must come from certified sources by 2028, and 100% by 2031. For soy, feed mills must have a time-bound plan developed by 1 January 2026 that demonstrates how they will achieve 100% deforestation and conversion free (DCF) soy. There is no target date to achieve 100% DCF at this time
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