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ASC’s 10th Anniversary Book
In 2020 we were 10 years old, and as we couldn’t get together with our partners, ASC certified companies, and everyone who supports us, we decided to celebrate by writing a book! This is a beautiful, illustrated coffee table book, full of interviews, anecdotes, delicious recipes and stunning pictures. It looks back at the people […]
Seaspiracy: Why We Believe Responsible Aquaculture is More Important than Ever
At ASC we’ve been working to improve standards in farmed seafood for a decade, so we are always pleased to see people talking about issues around responsible seafood. This is the topic of a new documentary on Netflix, Seaspiracy. We share the filmmakers’ passion for the oceans and for improving the world’s food systems. But […]
Looking Back At An Unforgettable Year
Let’s begin with an apology: we’re going to be looking back at 2020, which is a year that many would like to forget and instead focus on the future. That’s a very understandable feeling, and we don’t want to spend any time dwelling on you-know-what, but we do want to look back at what we […]
Vietnam’s First ASC Clam Farm Celebrates Certification
Vietnam is one of the biggest producers of ASC certified seafood with hundreds of certified farms, but one company still managed to achieve a first for the country last year. Lenger Seafood Vietnam is a clam producer based in the Nam Dinh province in the north of the country, and following certification by independent conformity […]
What’s Seafood Got To Do With Human Rights? More Than You Think…
Do you know what the most translated document in history is? It’s not any religious holy book, and it’s not an ancient masterpiece like The Art of War, and believe it or not, it’s not even Harry Potter. All of the above have been translated countless times, but not as many as the Universal Declaration […]
How Do We Know We’re Making a Difference? The Challenges of Measuring Impact
Here at ASC, we collectively work on transforming fish farming towards environmental sustainability and social responsibility. As an organization with relationships across the industry, we can’t just try hard and hope for the best. We want to know whether our work is making a difference, and how we can learn and adapt where we are […]
How ASC Farms Help Protect Vital Mangrove Forests: Pacific Reef in Australia
Mangrove forests are among the world’s most productive ecosystems and healthy mangroves are a precious, almost priceless resource. Mangroves can quite literally save lives during storms and extreme weather events but losing mangroves also means losing livelihoods, food security, valuable timber production, coastal erosion defence and one of the most efficient and important carbon stores […]
How Our Latest Update Keeps Stakeholders at the Heart of ASC Certification
Last month we published a new process for variance requests to the ASC standards. I will admit that doesn’t sound like the most interesting publication in the world, but before you look away I’d like to explain why this process is such an exciting development for the ASC programme, and the hard work we put […]
Why World Food Day Is as Important as Ever in Its Seventy Fifth Year
Today is World Food Day – and although 2020 is a year like no other, the principles and messages behind this annual commemoration remain vitally important. Indeed, the vulnerable communities around the world who most need better access to nutritious food are often the most likely to be hit by the economic shocks and supply […]
How ASC Farms Help Protect Vital Mangrove Forests: Omarsa in Ecuador
Mangrove forests are among the world’s most productive ecosystems and healthy mangroves are a precious, almost priceless resource. Mangroves can quite literally save lives during storms and extreme weather events but losing mangroves also means losing livelihoods, food security, valuable timber production, coastal erosion defence and one of the most efficient and important carbon stores […]