Chilean salmon company Multiexport Foods announced on Thursday it earned 3 star Best Aquaculture Pracices (BAP) certification last month for eight farming sites in the Patagonia area in Chile.

"Our team is very proud of this achievement, and these type of accomplishments only occur when there is a sincere commitment from the entire organization," said CEO Andres Lyon.

"Sustainability and responsible farming is an integral part of our culture."

Multiexport's Puerto Montt processing plant was the first farmed salmon processing plant in the world to become BAP certified in January 2012.