Best Aquaculture Practices

What We Do

BAP Vanguard is an initiative created by Best Aquaculture Practices to highlight producers that are leaders in the aquaculture industry. Producers that are part of this initiative go above and beyond what is expected of them and incorporate leading-edge innovations or best practices into their businesses. Producers must be BAP-certified in order to participate in BAP Vanguard.

Enhanced Social Accountability (SA) and
Employee Health and Safety (EHS) Audit

What It Is


This audit offers a more in-depth review of the social accountability and environmental health and safety clauses in our standard. This audit is available to all producers as a voluntary enhancement for marketplace endorsers, suppliers or producers seeking to differentiate their supply chain with added assurances.


Why We Do It


The purpose of this audit is to help leading producers get recognition for going above and beyond the usual requirements in the social space. These producers exemplify exceptional practices in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of their workforce.


How It Works


The audit must be conducted under Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) Issue 5.1 and it contains the addition of a specially trained social accountability auditor to accompany the lead auditor.






What It Is


This audit offers a more in-depth review of the social accountability and environmental healty and safety clauses in our standard. This audit is available to all producers as a voluntary enhancement for marketplace endorsers, suppliers or producers seeking to differentiate their supply chain with added assurances.


Why We Do It


The purpose of this audit is to help leading producers get recognition for going above and beyond the usual requirements in the social space. These producers exemplify exceptional practices in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of their workforce.


How It Works


The audit must be conducted under Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) Issue 5.0 and it contains the addition of a specially trained social accountability auditor to accompany the lead auditor.