BAP certification

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed it will require all shrimp production facilities around the world certified to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards to end eyestalk ablation or the sourcing of shrimp post larvae from hatcheries that engage in…

28th August 2025

Deadline set for all BAP-certified shrimp producers to end eyestalk ablation

28th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced the official release of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Salmon Farm Standard (SFS) Issue 3.0. The standard will become effective on 5 August 2026, at which point all salmon farms must apply…

6th August 2025

GSA releases new salmon farm standard

6th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Harimanada Co Ltd, located in the Harima Sea in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, has become the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- certified oyster producer in Japan with the certification of its…

2nd July 2025

Certification first for Japanese oysters

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Yumbah Aquaculture has confirmed the delivery of an Australian aquaculture first, becoming the country’s first oyster producer to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

12th June 2025

Yumbah earns first BAP oyster certification for Australia

12th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

North American seafood supplier Azure Seafood has endorsed the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

30th January 2025

Azure Seafood endorses BAP certification

30th January 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The new Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) version 6.0 has been launched by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), with new features including a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering…

5th November 2024

GSA releases new seafood processing standard

5th November 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Food safety topped environmental sustainability in a survey of seafood consumers in Japan, which was conducted by the non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) to better understand the drivers behind purchasing decisions and the market’s…

13th June 2024

GSA: Seafood safety a top concern for Japanese consumers

13th June 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood supplier Wright Brothers UK has endorsed the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme, the Global Seafood Alliance has confirmed.

3rd June 2024

Wright Brothers UK endorses BAP certification

3rd June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Family-owned salmon producer Hiddenfjord has become the first company in the Faroe Islands to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) four-star certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

19th March 2024

Hiddenfjord in Faroese certification first

19th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Spanish retailer BM Supermercados is endorsing the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme as part of its commitment to sourcing sustainable seafood.

22nd February 2024

Spanish retailer boosts sustainability with BAP endorsement

22nd February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

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.

15th November 2023

GSSI renews recognition of BAP programme

15th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Third-party certification programme Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has had its presence strengthened in Southeast Asia with the addition of Japfa as a BAP endorser in Indonesia. This is the first company with…

7th November 2023

Indonesia’s Japfa endorses BAP certification

7th November 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Over the past century, seafood consumption has grown significantly, and the vast majority of us are thinking differently about how we use natural resources like the ocean. As we reach ever closer…

16th August 2023

Raising the bar with barramundi in Sri Lanka

16th August 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Award-winning fishery scientist, educator and brand ambassador for Secret Island Emily De Sousa explains why sustainable aquaculture is beneficial for the environment and consumers alike.

28th July 2023

How aquaculture has reshaped the seafood industry (and why it’s a good thing!)

28th July 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) Issue 6.0 is available for public comment, with GSA confirming that a 60-day public comment period will end on 27 August 2023.

3rd July 2023

Seafood processing standard open for comment

3rd July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ibiza, Spain, seafood vendor and distributor Calimax has become the latest supply chain company to become a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) market endorser.

21st June 2023

Calimax Ibiza makes sustainable seafood pledge

21st June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has launched a consumer-facing digital marketing campaign to coincide with June’s US National Ocean Month and World Oceans Day. 

2nd June 2023

GSA launches certified seafood campaign

2nd June 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting Norway has become the first feed mill in the country to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

20th April 2023

Skretting first with Norwegian certification

20th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ainan Fishery Cooperative Association, which produces red sea bream, has become the first facility in Japan to achieve a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

4th April 2023

Japan’s first BAP could drive up exports

4th April 2023