In response to the recent expose in The Guardian regarding the use of slavery in the Thai shrimp industry, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has released a statement stressing it is fully committed to social justice as one of the key pillars of its responsible aquaculture program.
BAP-certified processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills are required to meet standards for adequate wages, a safe and healthy working environment and the prevention of child labor and forced labor, it said.
According to GAA, its BAP feed mill standards address the environmental sustainability of reduction fisheries by requiring that by June 1, 2015, a minimum of 50 percent of the fishmeal and fish oil derived from reduction fisheries or fishery by-products must originate from certified sources.
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