The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) mollusc farm standards
have been released for a 60-day public comment period, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced on December 7.
The standards were prepared by the BAP mollusc technical
committee, which is chaired by Brian Kingzett. Committee members, who represent
the global scope of mollusc farming both in terms of geography and species, met
on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in October and in St Louis,
Missouri, USA, in July.
All comments received during the public comment period are
carefully considered for inclusion in the final documents. All properly
submitted comments are acknowledged.
Read more about BAP HERE.
The new standards will cover all major farmed mollusc
species, including mussels, scallops, oysters, clams and abalone, and will
replace the existing BAP mussel farm standards.
The BAP Standards Oversight Committee — whose members
represent a balance of stakeholders from industry, NGOs and academia —
recommended refinements to the standards before approving them for release.
“All stakeholders are encouraged to participate in this
public comment exercise so that the finished standards can benefit from the
most broad-based input possible,” said BAP Standards Coordinator Dan Lee.
You can submit a comment HERE.
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