Best Aquaculture Practices Certified: Seafood
BAP is a third-party certification program for farmed fish. While this label covers some important issues like stocking densities and tracking, it does not address many major fish feed issues, does not prohibit drug use or address the most egregious labor practices — and some reports have shown the audits can be unreliable overseas.
Requires Verification/Inspection
FoodPrint Label Criteria
Wild or Farmed
Farmed
Wild
Animal Feed Quality
Prohibits direct use of pest controls in feed
Prohibits genetically modified feed
Prohibits animal byproduct in feed
Optimizes fish in/fish out ratio
If used, fish meal certified sustainable
Prohibits synthetic coloring agents
Drug Use
Antibiotics prohibited
Prohibits hormones and other drugs
Prohibits synthetic chemicals (pesticides, parasiticides and fungicides)
Environmental Health and Food Safety
Prohibits open net pens
Requires pathogen testing
Requires contaminant testing (PCBs, mercury)
Fish and Ecosystem Welfare
Ensures optimal stocking densities
Prohibits purse seine nets (NA)
Restricts incidental bycatch (NA)
Minimizes disruption to ecosystem
Traceability
Tracking system in place for chain of custody
Tracking system in place for origin
Worker Welfare
Prohibits forced labor and human trafficking
Prohibits child labor
Fair/living wages ensured*
Health protections*
*Strongly condemns, but is assessed and reported by company