(Intrafish) The Global Aquaculture
The study's findings showed that out of the 20 standards it ranked across the globe, the GAA came in 16th.
The organization recognizes the report as useful but states there was a failure to “consider social responsibility, food safety, animal welfare and traceability.”
The scoring approach used in the study narrowly interpreted standards based on quantitative metrics, states the GAA. For example, it said, the BAP salmon standards forbid antibiotic use without confirmed diagnosis of disease and require oversight of treatments by a designated veterinary professional, states the alliance.
The study at issue was funded by the Pew Environment Group on seafood eco-labels. The alliance shares Pew’s goal of creating a more sustainable marine aquaculture industry, but said that the utility of comparative scores is limited by the study’s scope, interpretation and inferred equivalency of organic, draft and operational mainstream standards.