Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)

A division of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, Best Aquaculture Practices is an international certification program based on achievable, science-based and continuously improved performance standards for the entire aquaculture supply chain - farms, hatcheries, processing plants and feed mills - that assure healthful foods produced through environmentally and socially responsible means. BAP certification is based on independent audits that evaluate compliance with the BAP standards developed by GAA. Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is the only aquaculture certification program in the world that certifies every step of the production chain. Sustainable and healthy approaches to feeding the world s growing population are more critical now than ever before. As wild fisheries have reached their harvest capacity, aquaculture, or fish farming, is needed so that future generations can enjoy the seafood we do today.