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Aquaculture farming is one of the world’s fastest growing forms of agriculture.

At the same time, consumers everywhere are looking for food that is farmed responsibly in ecologically sound conditions.

GLOBALG.A.P. enables producers and brand owners to provide that reassurance with confi dence. Our stan-dard is a universal mark of Good Aquaculture Practice,

and encourages the production and marketing of safe food while protecting scarce resources.

The GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard covers the entire production chain, from broodstock, seedlings and feed suppliers to farming, harvesting and process-ing. It acts as a practical manual for any aquaculture producer, ensuring food safety, minimal environmental impact and compliance with animal welfare and worker health and safety requirements.

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Every certifi ed legal entity in the supply chain receives a unique GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN). In the event that a single legal entity integrates all production steps, from feed manufacturing to post-harvest activities, all certifi ca-tion information will be stored under a single GGN.

If several legal entities are certifi ed they receive different certifi cates and different GGNs that are interlinked in the GLOBALG.A.P. Database.

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All GGNs can then be verifi ed online through the public search tool on the new website, which includes consumer information for the fi rst time.

For more information go to: www.my-fi sh.info

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1. It cuts your exposure to food safety risks.

2. It improves the efficiency of your farm management.

3. It helps you comply with legislation on food safety, environmental protection and animal and worker welfare.

4. It is designed for you - retailers and producers worked together to create it.

5. It combines global recognition with adaptation to your local conditions, through a system of National Technical Working Groups.

6. It is tried, tested and trusted in more than 20 countries.

7. It gives you a choice of over 10 reliable certification bodies, who all meet the highest integrity requirements.

8. You can help shape its development by joining a GLOBALG.A.P. Committee.

9. You can contribute to its evolution through public consultations.

10. All documents are accessible online, free of charge.

11. Documents are available in a variety of languages - Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.

12. The system is easy to implement, and information and advice are always at hand.

13. You can enhance your certification with add-on modules such as GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice), which covers basic labor rights.

14. You can advance your certification level by stages, up to the full IFA Standard.

15. The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognizes the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard as a pre-farm gate standard.

Why Is gLoBaLg.a.P. aquacuLTurE ThE rIghT cErTIfIcaTIoN sTaNdard for you?

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The GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard sets criteria for legal compliance, food safety, animal and workers welfare, and environmental and ecological care.

The new Version 4 is the result of four years of research and consultation. Released in March 2011, it covers a much greater diversity of fish, crustaceans and molluscs and now extends to all hatchery-based farmed species, as well as the passive collection of seedlings in the planktonic phase.

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Our Technical Committee on Aquaculture incorporates members from both trade and production. Throughout the four-year period they obtained feedback from 500 stakeholders worldwide.

These stakeholders represented 116 organizations, among them those with direct industry involvement such as suppliers, farmers, producer organizations, retailers, scheme owners and the food service sector. Contributors with administrative and technical inter-ests included certification bodies, research centers,

universities, NGOs, our National Technical Working Groups, consultants, the animal health industry and metrology institutes.

Throughout all drafts up to the final version, the committee used the FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification as a reference.

The result is a version, which provides a more compact and comprehensible standard for users, with new criteria resulting in a stricter level of compliance.

In addition, all GLOBALG.A.P. certified products automatically undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as an integral part of the process. This, as well as meeting the demands of their specific standard, ensures that aquaculture farms show special consideration for animal welfare and the effects of farming practices on their immediate surroundings.

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hoLIsTIc aPProach aquacuLTurETotal number of Control Points: 249

Food Safety 65

Animal Welfare45

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AF.1 Site History and Site Management

AF.2 Record Keeping and Internal Self- Assessment / Internal Inspection

AF.3 Workers Health, Safety and Welfare

AF.4 Subcontractors

AF.5 Waste and Pollution Management, Recycling and Re-Use

AF.6 Environment and Conservation

AF.7 Complaints

AF.8 Recall / Withdrawal Procedure

AF.9 Food Defense

AF.10 GLOBALG.A.P. Status

AF.11 Logo Use

AF.12 Traceability and Segregation

AB.1 Site Management AB.2 Reproduction

AB.3 Chemicals

AB.4 Occupational Health and Safety

AB.5 Fish Welfare, Management and Husbandry

AB.6 Harvesting

AB.7 Sampling and Testing

AB.8 Feed Management

AB.9 Pest Control

AB.10 Environmental and Biodiversity Management

AB.11 Water Usage and Disposal

AB.12 Post Harvest – Mass Balance and Traceability

AB.13 Post Harvest – Operations

AB.14 Social Criteria

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GLOBALG.A.P. operates in more than 100 countries, working with certification bodies accredited according to ISO 65. Thanks to this global spread, producers all over the world can choose from a wide range of experts to carry out their annual independent farm audits.

To make sure these audits maintain the highest standards, GLOBALG.A.P. runs a world-leading and innovative integrity program. So, as well as having to

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satisfy high qualification requirements, auditors take part in regular basic and advanced training.

Furthermore, as a regular part of the program, trained GLOBALG.A.P. specialist staff actually audit the audi-tors - both at certification bodies’ offices and during farm inspections. It is a program that underpins the funda-mental quality of GLOBALG.A.P. Certification - and helps the system grow continuously in strength and reliability.

Certification of the supply chain - the Chain of Custody - is an important part of the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard. It identifies the certification status of the product through the entire process, from producer to retail counter.

Chain of Custody elements include, for example, hygiene requirements in handling certified products, and proper segregation of certified and non-certified items in processing operation units. The Chain of Custody can be checked through the GLOBALG.A.P.

Number (GGN). This is a unique identifier for the individual producer, designed to enable the origin of the farmed product, the processing, the packing and the storage to be traced. It even allows the distributor to print the GGN on the consumer packaging.

The website www.my-fish.info, offers consumer informa-tion on aquaculture, it contains further information which may be printed on packaging. Consumers going directly to this site can search for producers by typing in the GGN.

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The new Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard – Version 2.1 - became available for certifi cation in December 2011.

Our Livestock and Aquaculture Technical Committees collaborated with industry experts on the updated standard, which offers broad assurance on all food safety and sustainability aspects in compound feed production. It is specifi cally aimed at commercial rather than home-mixed feeds.

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The quality and provenance of compound feed is now a major concern for consumers, with the market demanding ever-higher standards. The latest CFM defi nes control points and compliance criteria for the production, supply and purchase of raw materials and ingredients, and covers every step from purchase to distribution.

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1. Download the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Checklist and note the certifi cation requirements.

2. Take part in one of our training sessions, or contact a local GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurer to support you in implementation.

3. Get in touch with a local GLOBALG.A.P. certifi cation body for more information and an audit offer. You will fi nd all certifi ers published on our website.

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We organize training all over the world. Join one of our public training sessions or arrange private training with us.

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A GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurer can support you in achieving certifi cation.

Farm Assurers do this with producers all over the world. They have fi rst-hand knowledge about the GLOBALG.A.P. System and the latest developments, so their expert help makes the standard easier to understand and simplifi es audit preparation. They can also link producers directly with selected customers in the supply chain.

And as they represent more than one producer, they offer you valuable backing in your negotiations with certifi cation bodies on audit costs.

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MalaysiaNetherlandsNorwayPolandSpainSuriname

ThailandTurkeyUnited KingdomVietnamZimbabwe

More than 20 countries have implemented the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard - and certifi cation soared in 2011. Tonnage in the year totaled over two million, four times the 2010 fi gure.

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