NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2025 105 The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced the official release of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Feed Mill Standard Issue 3.3. The standard will become effective November 17, 2025, at which point all feed mills must apply to Issue 3.3. The updates made to the standard are the result of more than a year of in-depth stakeholder engagement with the goal of modernizing the standard to meet marketplace expectations, according to the announcement. The update focuses on the procurement, traceability, and reporting of three critical feed ingredients: fishmeal and fish oil, soy, and palm. Key changes to the standard from the previous issue 3.2 include: • Requirements for improved clarity, consistency, and rigor of key ingredient sourcing requirements (marine ingredients, soy and palm), • Improved traceability verifications of key ingredients, • Enhanced requirements for the traceability reporting of oil blends purchased from third party manufacturers, • New time-bound commitments and targets for responsible marine ingredient and soy sourcing: o For marine ingredients, 90% must come from certified sources by 2028, and 100% by 2031. o For soy, feed mills must have a time-bound plan developed by January 1, 2026 that demonstrates how they will achieve 100% deforestation and conversion free (DCF) soy. There is no target date to achieve 100% DCF at this time. A clear glossary for key terms needed for compliance. Read more>> Plant & Food Research, a group of the recently formed Bioeconomy Science Institute, has been developing smart AI imaging applications for fish in aquaculture, including individual identification, assessment for breeding programmes, and underwater monitoring applications. This technology is focused on increasing the availability of data from aquatic environments and the information available for decision making. To take this technology to market, the Bioeconomy Science Institute signed licensing and science services agreements with commercial partner Seaweave, a company established by the Nelson, New Zealand-based group SnapCore. The group specialises in AI-enabled cameras and monitoring systems for harsh environments. With a team of over 40 staff and multiple business lines, SnapCore provides a pathway to impact with market opportunities in precision aquaculture identified in multiple global markets and across Aotearoa New Zealand. Bioeconomy Science Institute Seafood Production Scientist, Dr. David Ashton, who led the development of this work says that it offers insights into fish growth and health and could have wider applicability within aquaculture and beyond. “AI is a rapidly evolving field. It is critical to stay in touch with global advances and apply new approaches to the unique problems we want to solve in aquaculture. This work has benefited from the Bioeconomy Science Institute’s expertise in biology, engineering, and data science and is natural pairing to the expertise and technology in Seaweave,” he remarks. Read more>> Global Seafood Alliance releases feed mill standard issue 3.3 New agreement to advance AI technologies for aquaculture Photo: Freepik
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