The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) said Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with seafood firms National Fish & Seafood and Minh Phu Seafood Corporation that will "encourage" the firms to attain four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for approximately 800 shrimp farms in Vietnam.

National Fish & Seafood will provide education, support and funding necessary for the farms, which are operated by Minh Phu, to enroll in GAA’s iBAP improvement program and make the improvements necessary to apply for BAP certification as groups or as an integrated operating module (IOM).

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