The Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced that Paraiso Springs Aquaculture Guatemala has become qualified to offer four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) tilapia.
It became the first Latin American company to be able to offer four-star BAP tilapia with the BAP certification of its hatchery.
Alejandro Palomo, president of Paraiso Springs Aquaculture Guatemala, said: “We are very proud of the hard work our crew put forth to obtain BAP four-star certification.”
He continued: “It is certainly an accomplishment for a small family-run operation like Paraiso Springs. This is a big part of our quality commitment to our client and community.”
The new processing plant and farm, located in Caserio Los Angeles, San Luis Peten, Guatemala are already BAP certified.
As well as this the feed mills from which it sources feed, Areca Feed Mill in Guatemala and Cargill de Honduras are also BAP certified.
Four-star BAP status denotes that the product originates from a BAP-certified processing plant, farm, hatchery and feed mill. It’s the highest achievement in the BAP program.
There are 74 BAP-certified tilapia processing plants and 68 BAP certified tilapia farms currently worldwide.
