Omarsa S.A. has become the first Ecuadorian shrimp supplier to earn four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
The company is also Latin America’s second company qualified to offer four-star BAP shrimp.
Four-star BAP product originates from a BAP-certified processing plant, farm, hatchery and feed mill. Omarsa became eligible to offer four-star BAP shrimp on confirmation that it sources feed from Inbalnor S.A. in Ecuador and Vitapro S.A. in Peru, both of which attained BAP certification last year.
Omarsa’s processing plant, two of its farms - Cachugran and Puna - and its hatchery, Mar Bravo, have been BAP certified since 2007.
“Having three-star BAP status for our processing plant, farms and hatchery was an achievement we celebrated years ago. Having our entire aquaculture production chain BAP certified is a whole new level we can proudly announce to all of our customers. This next step shows our commitment to a sustainable production that includes environmental and social responsibility, food safety, animal welfare and traceability,” said Sandro Coglitore, CEO of Omarsa S.A.
Since 1982 OMARSA has been dedicated to the farming, processing and shipping of premium quality vannamei shrimp. Its dedication to offering the best products over 33 years has positioned the company as one of Ecuador’s top three shrimp exporting companies with a wide market diversification, successfully processing both shell-on and value-added shrimp products.
