Salmon farms certified
Campbell River Mirror, December 27, 2012
Grieg Seafood has received notice from the Global Aquaculture Alliance that it has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for an additional three salmon farms.
This makes 11 of its farms having successfully undergone a voluntary audit by independent auditors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance.
Company says its received GAA certification for 3 farms
Courier-Islander, Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Grieg Seafood says it has received notice from the Global Aquaculture Alliance that it has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for an additional three salmon farms.
This makes 11 of its farms having successfully undergone a voluntary audit of social responsibility, environmental performance, food safety, animal welfare, traceability and biosecurity processes and systems by independent auditors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, said a company released.
"This is important news that we wanted to share with our partners, suppliers and supporters," said Stewart Hawthorn, Managing Director for Grieg. "GAA has had credible global benchmarks in place for catfish, shrimp and tilapia farms, feed mills, hatcheries and processing plants for some time.
hey are committed to raising the bar by continually reviewing and enhancing their standards."
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (www.gaalliance.org/bap/) completed their BAP standards for farm-raised salmon in mid-2011.
The standards were developed with input from environmental groups, customer groups, academia, farmers and other stakeholders from around the world. Grieg attained its first certification for four of its farms in December 2011 with a goal of having all of its farms BAP certified.
"The annual audit process is rigorous and exceeds the already-high regulatory standards set by government," added Hawthorn. "We are proud of the efforts our farmers make on a day-to-day basis to maintain these standards and provide the finest farmed salmon for our customers."
