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First Chilean feed mills BAP certified

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By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2012 - BioMar Chile S.A.’s Alitec Pargua and Planta BioMar facilities in Pargua are the first feed mills in Chile to receive certification under the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program.

BioMar Chile is part of the Danish BioMar Group, a leading supplier to the aquaculture industry. BioMar provides feed for salmon, trout, sea bass, sea bream and eels, and approximately one out of four fish farmed in Europe and Chile is fed BioMar fish feed.

Alitec Pargua has an annual production capacity of 120,000 metric tons (MT), while Planta BioMar Pargua can produce approximately 170,000 MT of feed. Certification of a third operation in Castro with an annual capacity 60,000 MT is in progress.

Jaime Jorquera, BioMar technical manager, said the BAP certifications reflect BioMar's continued efforts to work with its customers, many of whose facilities in other areas of the seafood supply chain are also certified under the BAP program.

"The certifications show the commitment of BioMar Chile in its feed policies to sustainably develop aquaculture together with clients," said Jorquera.

BAP certification is based on independent audits that evaluate compliance with the international standards developed by the Global Aquaculture Alliance.

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