The three largest British Columbia salmon producers now "3 star" BAP - Best Aquaculture Practices - certified.
Congratulations Marine Harvest Canada, Mainstream Canada and Skuna Bay.
Here are the News Releases from the three largest BC Salmon Producers and a link to The Global Aquaculture Alliance BAP certification...
EWOS certification helps Mainstream Canada achieve three-star BAP certification
October 22, 2013: Mainstream Canada’s salmon are now three-star certified, since the company’s feed supplier was recently certified to one of the highest global standards for aquaculture.
EWOS Canada’s Surrey feed mill, which provides all the salmon feed used by Mainstream Canada’s salmon farms, was certified this month to the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices standard.
“This is a big milestone for us,” said Jason Mann, managing director of Ewos Canada. By meeting this standard, we show that we are dedicated to using only the best and most sustainable ingredients in our feed. As well, it shows we meet and exceed the highest standards for worker safety and quality control.”
EWOS Canada was also certified this month to the high standards of the Global GAP, a global non-profit organization dedicated to safe, sustainable agricultural production worldwide.
Read more here.
Skuna Bay Salmon Achieves 3 Star Best Aquaculture Practices Status
Skuna Bay, October, 24, 2013
Feed Mill Operations at Partner EWOS Canada Now Bap Certified.
Gold River, BC – The Global Aquaculture Alliance, the leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood, has awarded its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for feed operations to Ewos Canada Ltd., the exclusive provider of feed to Skuna Bay, Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon, owned by Grieg Seafood BC. This means that every single Skuna Bay Salmon delivered to the market is 3 BAP Star certified - from their sea farms through their processor and now their feed supplier.
“Our Craftsman Farmers have been tending our farms using Best Aquaculture Practices’ high standards since 2011 when our first sea farm sites were certified. It’s very gratifying to have our important partners at Ewos Canada join with our processor Walcan Seafoods as Best Aquaculture Practices certified partners. We are proud to say that now we have all of our fish BAP certified from feed operations to sea farms and then through to inspection, selection, preparation and packing,” said Dave Mergle, Director, Skuna Bay Salmon.
Read more here.
Marine Harvest Canada first in BC to achieve three-star salmon certification
July 4, 2013
Campbell River, BC - Marine Harvest Canada is the first farm-raised salmon producer in British Columbia to achieve three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. The premier status was attained on July 3rd, 2013, when the company’s Port Hardy Processing facility was certified to the BAP Seafood Processing standard.
The new certification complements the Salmon Farm and Feed Mill certification that Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) and its fish feed manufacturer, Skretting Canada, received in 2012 which "guarantees our customers a continuous supply of BAP three-star certified product" states MHC Sustainability Programs Director, Clare Backman.
Read more here.
The Global Aquaculture Alliance
is an international, non-profit trade association dedicated to advancing environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture. GAA recognizes that aquaculture is the only sustainable means of increasing seafood supply to meet the food needs of the world's growing population.
Through the development of its Best Aquaculture Practices certification standards, GAA has become the leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood. Learn More.
