Open Blue Sea Farms, the single largest supplier of fresh cobia to the US and the largest deep water open-ocean farm in the world has achieved the prestigious Global G.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard, following a comprehensive assessment of their business by Quality Certification Services (QCS) an independent accredited certification body.
The Global G.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard – Aquaculture Version 4 is a pre-farm gate standard that covers the whole production process of the certified product from the hatchery until the point of harvest and packing.
Brian O’Hanlon Open Blue Founder said: “Meeting the requirements of the Global G.A.P is in line with our strategy to provide our customers with safe, healthy and exceptional quality cobia products from Panama. Our operations are based on meeting a high standard and we are committed to responsible practices that support environmental and social responsibility across every aspect of our business.”
Open Blue is the culmination of nearly a decade of cutting-edge investigative research on deep ocean aquaculture in collaboration with the world’s leading scientific laboratories and universities. Open Blue Cobia are raised from eggs in an integrated farming platform and the company can provide complete traceability into the life of each fish.
For more information about Global Gap http://www.globalgap.org/uk_en/for-producers/aquaculture/
Open Blue is a pioneer and leader in open-ocean raised fish. Open Blue Cobia are carefully cultivated in the pristine ocean waters of the Caribbean Sea near Panama, far offshore and away from sensitive ecosystems. Our fish have plenty of room to grow in large, submerged, deep-water net pens, and we produce a reliable, sustainable source of premium fish. We are the single largest supplier of fresh cobia to the US and the largest deep water open-ocean farm in the world. Our offshore operations are the culmination of a decade of cutting-edge investigative research on deep ocean aquaculture, in collaboration with the world’s leading scientific laboratories and universities. Find out more at www.openblue.com