Seafood Sustainability
Property Rights and Regulatory Compliance
Farms shall comply with local and national laws and environmental regulations, and provide current documentation that demonstrates legal rights for land use, water use, construction, operation and waste disposal.
Community Relations
Farms shall strive for good community relations and not block access to public areas, common land, fishing grounds or other traditional natural resources used by local communities. Worker Safety and Employee Relations Farms shall comply with local and national labor laws to assure adequate worker safety, compensation and, where applicable, on-site living conditions.
Wetland Conservation And Biodiversity Protection
Aquaculture facilities shall not be located in mangrove or other sensitive wetland areas where they displace important natural habitats. Farm operations shall not damage wetlands or reduce the biodiversity of other ecosystems. Wetland area removed for allowable purposes shall be mitigated.
Effluent Management
Farms shall monitor their effluents to confirm compliance with BAP effluent water quality criteria. In lakes, reservoirs and estuaries, operations shall comply with feeding rate limits.
Fishmeal and Fish Oil Conservation
Farms shall accurately monitor feed inputs and minimize the use of fishmeal and fish oil derived from wild fisheries.
Soil and Water Conservation
Farm construction and operations shall not cause soil and water salinization or deplete groundwater in surrounding areas. Farms shall properly manage and dispose of sediment from ponds, canals and settling basins.
Control of Escapes, Use of GMOs
Farms shall take measures to minimize escapes of farm stock and comply with governmental regulations regarding the use of native and non-native species, and genetically modified organisms.
Storage and Disposal of Farm Supplies
Fuel, lubricants and agricultural chemicals shall be stored and disposed of in a safe and responsible manner. Paper and plastic refuse shall be disposed of in a sanitary and responsible way.
Animal Welfare
Producers shall demonstrate that all operations on farms that involve fish are designed and operated with animal welfare in mind. Employees shall be trained to provide appropriate levels of husbandry.
Drug and Chemical Management
Banned antibiotics, drugs and other chemical compounds shall not be used. Other therapeutic agents shall be used as directed on product labels for control of diagnosed diseases or required pond management, not prophylactic purposes.
Microbial Sanitation
Human waste and untreated animal manure shall be prevented from contaminating pond waters. Domestic sewage shall be treated and not contaminate surrounding areas.
Harvest and Transport
Fish shall be harvested and transported to processing plants or other markets in a manner that maintains temperature control and minimizes stress, physical damage and contamination.
