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Social Responsibility Tops ASC Agenda at Seaweb Conference
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Standards & Certification Coordinator Iain Pollard gave attendees at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta an overview of the social welfare provisions in the ASC standards during a pre-conference workshop. The Summit is sponsored by Seafish, and is billed as the world’s premiere conference for those dedicated to creating an environmentally, […]
Multi-site certification methodology is out for public consultation
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a 30-day public consultation for multi-site certification methodology. Stakeholders are invited to have their say during a public comment period that runs between 1 February 2016 and 4 March 2016. All comments will be considered before the launch of the new methodology in the second quarter of this […]
Excitement mounts as Bremen Fish International show 2016 approaches
The ASC is set to serve up an exciting menu for visitors to the Fish International Seafood Show 2016, to be held 14-16 February in Bremen, Germany. Held biennially, Fish International is the place to gather information on what’s new in the German market, with a focus on all aspects of the fish trade, counter-concepts […]
EcoFish Partners with the ASC
EcoFish announced today its successful certification by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for chain of custody. Chain of Custody (CoC) certification assures that ASC certified seafood delivered to supply chain actors originates from a farm certified by ASC. This allows buyers to make credible claims of the responsibly farmed origin of their seafood to their […]
First Abalone farm in South Africa achieves ASC certification
The Irvin & Johnson Ltd Danger Point Abalone farm has become the first abalone farm in South Africa to achieve certification against the ASC Abalone Standard for responsible aquaculture. The farm was awarded ASC certification after satisfying stringent social and environmental criteria assessed by independent third-party certifier SCS Global Services. A final report which details […]
First Recirculated Aquaculture System Farm in Poland Achieves ASC Certification
Global Fish in central Poland has become the first recirculated aquaculture system (RAS) tilapia farm to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification by a third party certifier to the ASC Tilapia Standard. The company achieved certification by demonstrating good management practices in minimising adverse social and environmental impacts at their four hectare farm in Bońki, […]
ASC’s journey to 200 certified farms shows global commitment to responsible aquaculture
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is proud to announce that more than 200 farms have achieved ASC certification in 24 countries. Three bivalve farms belonging to Ria Austral South America in the Queilen, Pichicolu and Hudson Channel areas of Chile, simultaneously achieved certification; pushing the current number of ASC certified farms past the 200 mark. […]
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ASC certified seafood in focus at Dutch Christmas festival
The Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn organised its first Christmas festival this year. Held at the Railway Museum in Utrecht over three days, more than 30,000 people visited the museum to find inspiration for Christmas dinner. Among the 70 booths spread across the museum was a wonderful range of fish. And, Albert Heijn’s fish suppliers along […]
First tilapia farm in Belize certified to ASC standard
The first tilapia farm in Belize has become ASC certified. The Fein Catch tilapia farm is the first of its kind in Belize to gain certification against the ASC Tilapia Standard for responsible aquaculture after independent assessment by certifier Control Union Peru. “I would like to congratulate Fein Catch on their certification. This is a […]