Best Aquaculture Practices

BAP is the world’s most trusted, comprehensive and proven third-party aquaculture certification program. We’ve been improving the environmental, social and economic performance of the aquaculture supply chain and growing the global supply of responsibly farmed seafood since 2002.

BAP Benefits

We are a third-party certification, ensuring that your audit is fair, objective and traceable.
We are the only aquaculture certification that encompasses the entire production chain: farms, processing plants, hatcheries and feed mills.
Our standards cover virtually 100% of the finfish, crustacean and mollusk species produced around the globe.

Our standards are scientific, rigorous and always evolving to meet challenges in aquaculture.
More than 150 retail and foodservice brands worldwide are publicly committed to sourcing seafood from BAP-certified facilities.
To be BAP certified is to prove your commitment to the environment, social integrity, and the health of the animal and consumer.

Facilities Map

BAP currently has more than 1,600 facilities certified worldwide.

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Interested in Getting Certified?

Stand apart from the competition and access new markets, while providing your business with a quantitative tool to measure compliance, improvement and efficiencies over time.

Complete and submit an online application
BAP reviews and approves application
Audit fee is paid
Audit is scheduled

Questions? Contact bapcert@gaalliance.org

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4 Pillars of Responsible Aquaculture

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4 Pillars of Responsible Aquaculture

Latest Press Releases

June 5, 2017

Multi-Star BAP Tilapia Upgraded To Seafood Watch Good Alternative Rating

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch® program has added two-, three- and four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) tilapia to the… Continue Reading

May 31, 2017

Latest BAP Feed Mill Standards Address Responsible Soy

The latest issue of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) feed mill standards, published on May 24, include a responsible soy… Continue Reading

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