Aquaculture facilities to include Seafood Processing Plants, Repacking Plants, farms to include Catfish, Pangasius, Salmon, Shrimp and Tilapia, Shrimp Hatcheries and Feed Mills wanting to become BAP certified shall complete the following steps.

1.  Review Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Standard and Application for facility type. 
The applicant should review the standard and guidelines and use the application form as a self-assessment to determine the facilities level of compliance with the appropriate BAP standard.

Farms new to BAP certification that raise fish or crustaceans other than salmonids must use the Finfish and Crustacean Farm Standards documents.  For farms that are currently BAP certified, there will be a transition period for them to adapt to the new standards.  The new standards will become mandatory for currently BAP-certified farms on January 1, 2014.

BAP Standard for Seafood Processing Plant and Repacking Plant - BAP Application   

BAP Standard for Finfish and Crustacean Farms -  BAP Application (Pending Approval)       
 
BAP Standard for Salmon Farms - BAP Application

BAP Standard for Shrimp Hatchery - BAP Application 

BAP Standard for Feed Mills - BAP Application

Initial Standards (Replaced by new Finfish and Crustacean Farms Standard)

BAP Standard for Shrimp Farms - BAP Application

BAP Standard for Tilapia Farms - BAP Application                                              

BAP Standard for Channel Catfish Farms - BAP Application

BAP Standard for Pangasius Farms - BAP Application

To Become BAP certified, the facility must comply with the requirements stated in the appropriate BAP Standard and the appropriate application form.  Applicants may obtain additional details on the program, certification process and costs by calling or emailing the BAP Office in Crystal River, Florida (352-563-0565 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 

2.     Return completed application form to the BAP office. The Applicant shall answer all of the questions in the application to include facility information.  The completed application form must be forwarded to the BAP office for review and approval before the facility can be registered. The application can be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , faxed to +1-425-650-3001 or mailed to 706 N. Suncoast Blvd., Crystal River, FL 34429.

Upon receipt of the application form, the BAP office will review the information and provide general guidance to assist the applicant to prepare for the inspection process. The office may recommend that the applicant contact a consultant to help prepare the facility for inspection. Consultants must be contracted and paid directly by the applicant.