Purpose:

• To provide an organized methodology that promotes the spawning of fish through friendly competition.

• To encourage the hobbyist that desires to enhance the hobby by breeding and then disseminating fish and aquatic animals to other hobbyists.

• To share information concerning the best conditions under which to breed specific species of fish and other aquatic animals.

• To make the proliferation of a wide variety of fish more readily available to the general membership.

• To recognize the achievements of SFAS members with prizes and awarding certificates of recognition.

• To promote greater interest and participation by hobbyists in the activities of SFAS.

• Procedure Points will be awarded to the participant for each qualifying submission. The points are predetermined based upon the difficulty of spawning that specific species. (Refer to the BAP Point List)

• The BAP Chairman will have the responsibility to verify that a BAP submission meets the requirements of the rules and will keep a written record of species spawned and points awarded to the SFAS member.

• The participant must submit a BAP Report Form to the BAP Chairman for all spawns (and written articles) to obtain credit in the form of BAP points. (BAP Report Form available on the SFAS web site.)

• Points will be recorded for each individual SFAS member for the calendar year as well as the lifetime point accumulation. The year to date BAP standings are generally reported in the SFAS web site.

• The spawn may be submitted at any regularly scheduled meeting as well as any SFAS activity that is designated as accepting BAP submissions for auction.

• The spawn will be auctioned at any SFAS activity accepting submissions. The proceeds from the sale will be split 70/30 with 30% of the money going to SFAS.

• Awards are given for both yearly and lifetime accomplishments at the last SFAS activity of the year.

• BAP points will also be awarded for original articles written for the SFAS newsletter and then published.

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Rules:

• Participation in the BAP is open to all SFAS members in good standing. (all dues current)

• No hybrids will be accepted in the BAP program.

• All fish submitted to the BAP program will be subject to visual inspection by the BAP Chairman. Any fish found to be unhealthy, defective or not properly bagged, will not be accepted.

• Both parents of the fry must be alive and owned by the member. All fish submitted to the BAP program must have been bred and raised to an acceptable size in the member’s aquarium. 

• Credit for a valid spawn will be given for the submission of six fry at least two months old and approximately ¾ inch total length or mature enough to be distributed safely. Special consideration will be given for smaller fish species or species that are rare and expensive.

• A participant may submit a given species for points up to two times. In addition, species identified on the BAP list as critically endangered may be submitted once per year, every year. No member will be awarded points for submitting two bags of the same species at the same SFAS venue.

• For the purpose of BAP qualification, a fish species with locational color variants will be considered a different species for BAP submission. (Example; white lab & yellow lab, etc.)

• Point values have been established by the SFAS board of directors and published on the SFAS web site. New point values may be petitioned by submitting reasons for disputing the current point value or suggesting points for species not listed to the BAP Chairman for consideration.

• The SFAS board of directors may periodically review and revise the BAP point values as they deem appropriate. Any point changes will not be considered to be retroactive to any previous year.

• An article that discusses your observations on maintaining a genus or species of fish, written for and published first in the SFAS website, will be awarded the following BAP points:

a. 250 words or more = 10 points

b. 300 words or more with publishable pictures taken by you = 20 points

c. 500 words or more with publishable pictures taken by you = 30 points.

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BAP Lifetime Awards:

Beginner - 50 total accumulated BAP points from any group

Advanced - 200 total accumulated BAP points from any group

Accomplished - 500 total accumulated BAP points from at least 5 different groups

Master - 750 total accumulated BAP points from at least 5 different groups and one 25 pt. fish

Grand Master - 1000 points from at least 12 different groups, five 25 pt. fish or two 25 pt. fish & one 30 pt. fish

Supreme Grand Master - 1000 points from all 16 groups, five 25 pt. fish or two 25 pt. fish & one 30 pt. fish BAP Yearly Awards Rookie of the Year -  New BAP participant who acquires the most BAP points *

Breeder of the Year - Participant who spawn the most species in a year

BAP Article of the Year - BAP participant submitting the best BAP article of the year, as judged by a non-biased panel.