BAP staat voor milieubehoud, sociale verantwoordelijkheid, dierwelzijn, voedselveiligheid en traceability naar kwekerijen en vis verwerkende bedrijven voor garnalen, tilapia en meerval.

"The Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices standards is a certification system that combines site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutic controls and traceability.

Part of BAP's mission is to help educate the aquaculture public regarding the benefits of applying Best Aquaculture Practices and the advancing scientific technology that directs them. By implementing BAP standards, program participants can better meet the demands of the growing global market for wholesome seafood produced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner."