Mainstream Canada has become the first salmon farming company in British Columbia to achieve two-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.
Mainstream Canada’s Pacific National processing plant in Tofino, British Columbia, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, recently received BAP certification, according to the Global Aquaculture Alliance.
“We are very proud of this achievement. It shows our commitment to leading the way in sustainable aquaculture practices on our farms and in our processing facilities,” said Fernando Villarroel, Mainstream Canada’s managing director. “This new processing plant certification shows we are committed to the highest standards in producing salmon for our customers that is fresh, food safe and nutritious.”
The plant yielded more than 14,000 metric tons (MT) of salmon this year. Several of Mainstream Canada’s BAP-certified farms supply salmon to this facility. The plant produces exclusively fresh, head-on, gutted farmed Atlantic salmon and almost all of the salmon processed there is premium grade. The majority of the salmon produced at the facility is shipped to customers in the western United States.
Mainstream Canada produces approximately 25,000 MT (live weight) of farmed Atlantic salmon per year.
