Thursday, March 10, 2011

GLOBALG.A.P launches new cycle of aquaculture certification

AS A result of round tables on four continents as well as three public consultations, the scope of the GLOBALG.A.P Aquaculture Standard has been expanded in the new Version 4 to include any hatchery-based farmed species of fish, crustaceans and molluscs that can be produced under controlled aquatic systems, including the consideration of passive collection of seedlings in the planktonic phase.

A statement from GLOBALG.A.P, a private sector body that sets voluntary standards for the certification of production processes of aquaculture and agricultural products anywhere in the world, said: “This new version reflects a compact and more comprehensive standard for users, stepping into a stricter level of compliance in key activities identified throughout the past years of farm certification experience. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.

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