One of the things we’re most proud of at Springhills is that our sites are certified sustainable by the Best Aquaculture Practices program, or what we call BAP!
BAP is one of the international gold standards for environmentalism on fish farms. It means YOU can have confidence that we’re farming in the best interest of the planet, our fish, our staff and our community.
Every December, a BAP auditor spends three days at our farms. First they check all of our records, including water sampling, fish health, feeding and treatments, tank cleaning, staff training, you name it!
Then they go inspect every site and take their own samples. They end by interviewing and quizzing our staff!
The auditor then gives us “non-conformances” if we don’t meet requirements — but we’ve gotten NONE in the last two years!
It took us four years to prepare for our first BAP audit two years ago. The program is voluntary and much stricter than our government requirements, but we do it to show YOU that we hold ourselves to the highest international standard for sustainability!
Part of being BAP certified also means that we can only use special fish feed from BAP-certified mills, which is just another reason Springhills fish are good for you, and good for the planet!
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