USDA - Aquaculture
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Minimize environmental harm by adopting sustainable practices such as reducing pollution, protecting ecosystems, and conserving water.
- Water quality testing
- Effluent monitoring
- Habitat impact assessment
Feed Sourcing
Feed used in organic aquaculture come from certified organic sources.
- Organic feed certification
- Feed origins, ingredients, and production methods
- Feed composition testing
- Feed safety and sustainability
Animal Health and Welfare
Farms maintain conditions that support the natural health and behavior of the aquatic animals.
- Stocking density assessments
- Health status surveillance
- Veterinary checks
- Disease prevention program
- Prohibited substance testing
Water Quality and Resource Management
Farms regularly monitor water quality and managed to ensure healthy conditions for the species being farmed.
- Closed or recirculating systems checks
- Chemical residue monitoring
- Biosecurity checks
- Containment protocols
Certification and Documentation Audits
- Aquaculture operation inspection
- Feed sourcing review
- Animal welfare practices
- Water quality management
- Disease control
- Organic certification audits
- Traceability monitoring
- Third-party verification
- Product testing
- Staff interviews
Post-Harvest Monitoring
- Processing facility inspections
- Hygiene practices
- Synthetic preservatives/chemicals prohibition
- Cold chain monitoring
- Temperature control
- Storage monitoring
- Transportation records