BAP Seeking Companies to Pilot Raised Without Antibiotics Standard

February 3, 2021 Best Aquaculture Practices

Antimicrobial use in animals raised for human consumption can lead to dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, which can then be transmitted to humans via food and other transmission routes. Antimicrobial resistance is a global challenge for public health and food systems broadly.

Fishery Group Pans Proposed Salmon Farm Off Gouldsboro

January 26, 2021 MaineBiz

Portland-based fishery group is expressing concerns about the proposed site and size of a salmon farm in waters off Gouldsboro.

Despite Pandemic, BAP Program Grows, Ending 2020 With 2,918 Facilities

January 19, 2021 Global Aquaculture Alliance

In a year wrought with challenges and disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Aquaculture Alliance applauds its supporters for remaining committed to responsible aquaculture and the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification

Cooke Aquaculture Plans for Washington State Trout Farm May Face Another Legal Challenge

November 30, 2020 Barb Dean-Simmons, The Packet

A plan by New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture to raise steelhead trout in Puget Sound, Washington State, may face another legal challenge.

Officials Say Fish Farm Holds Promise For Southwest Virginia

November 20, 2020 Associated Press

Officials in southwest Virginia are announcing plans for a large indoor fish-farming operation they say would be among the largest private capital investment projects in the economically distressed region’s history.