Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Certification

Everyone in the aquaculture supply chain – from hatcheries and fish farms to processors and distributors – understands the importance of demonstrating compliance with regulatory standards. Without it, your markets disappear, and you do too. Available through NSF, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification documents your organization’s commitment to environmental responsibility, animal health and welfare, food safety, and social accountability.

Trusted by more than 150 retail and food-service companies worldwide, your BAP certification grants access to a vast network of purchasing organizations.

BAP is the only farmed seafood organization to encompass the entire farmed seafood production chain:

• Hatcheries and nurseries: early stage breeding, hatching and rearing
• Farms: growing salmon, mollusks, finfish and crustaceans to harvestable size
• Feed mills: formulating ingredients to nourish each species
• Processing plants: processing, freezing, cooking and packaging