Best Seafood Practices
What We Do
Certification
What We Do
Certification
The Best Seafood Practices program addresses crew welfare and safety aboard fishing vessels and best practices in seafood processing plants.
Why choose BSP
Certification

Responsible

The program is focused on social accountability, certifying high standards of vessel and processor management including worker rights, safety systems, and well-being

Benchmarked

SPS was created in alignment with GFSI and RFVS is benchmarked to SSCI’s At-Sea Operations benchmark

Transparent

Thorough and transparent standards development process in compliance with ISO requirements

Resourceful

BSP certified producers gain GSA membership status as part of their certification and have access to a variety of tools and resources from GSA

Certification Timeline

Average completion time: 120 - 150 days

Submit Application

Complete BSP Application & Submit

Pay Audit Fee

Pay Audit Fee

Payment is processed in 1 - 2 days

Schedule Audit

Schedule Audit

Certification Body (CB) will call to schedule (within 14 days)

Audit Starts

Audit Starts

Audit Complete

Audit is Complete

Program Fee

Program Fee Billed

Nonconformity report is issued followed by a Program Fee invoice

Corrective Action

Corrective action evidence due

Evidence due in 28 days — accepted by CB within 35 days

CB Review

CB Technical Review

May take up to 60 days from the completion of the onsite audit

Pay Fee

Pay Program Fee

Final report/certificate issued by BSP

BSP Certificate Issued!

Become an official member of GSA!

Gain access to marketing materials & resources and other benefits from GSA

Become part of the BSP community!

Access tools, resources, marketing materials, and connections to the international marketplace

PAS 1550 Code
of Practice
PAS (Publicly Available Specification) was developed to work along side existing regulations to help industry assess and mitigate the risks posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in their supply chains. The standards developed as part of the BSP program fully and partially meet greater than 85% of PAS requirements.

Interested in getting certified?