Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus. (Photo: Samherji)

Arctic charr added to BAP certification program

Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced that Íslandsbleikja is Iceland’s first processing plant to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

The company is the world’s first Arctic charr facility — processing plant, farm or hatchery — to earn BAP certification.

Its processing plant — located in Grindavík, on the southwest coast of Iceland — processes 2,000 metric tonnes of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) annually, supplied by two land-based farms and three hatcheries throughout Iceland.

Íslandsbleikja markets its fresh and frozen Arctic charr to retail and foodservice companies across Europe and North America.

The fish processing plant is owned by Samherji H.F., a leading Iceland-based seafood company, with operations throughout Europe, Africa and North America, which is continuously seeking to stay ahead of the competition. Currently, it is assessing the possibility of becoming BAP’s first land-based tank aquaculture farm.

Managing director of Íslandsbleikja, Jón Kjartan Jónsson, acknowledged his satisfaction for being Iceland’s first BAP-certified processing plant.

“Arctic charr is a unique product and to have BAP certification helps us fulfil the needs of environmentally conscious consumers and ultimately helps us grow our business,” he pointed out.

With this certification, there are now 13 types of farmed seafood represented in the BAP program, in addition to aquaculture feed — Arctic charr, barramundi, channel catfish, golden pompano, grouper, mussels, pangasius, rainbow trout, red snapper, salmon, shrimp, steelhead trout and tilapia.
 

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