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First salmon farm in North America gains ASC certification
The first salmon farm in North America has become certified against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard for responsible aquaculture. Marine Harvest Canada’s Marsh Bay Farm in British Colombia is the company’s ninth farm to gain ASC certification, and the first in North America. “I would like to extend my congratulations Marsh Bay Farm […]
First discounter in Germany introducing ASC certified shrimp
PENNY, the discount subsidiary of REWE Group, is the first German discounter to introduce ASC certified responsibly farmed shrimp. The ASC labelled Fish & More shrimp is available in around 2,200 PENNY stores across Germany: giving customers the opportunity to buy a shrimp product that can be traced back to a responsibly managed farm. “By […]
ASC auditor training courses 2015
ASC has organised auditor training courses for six of its standards covering bivalve, pangasius, salmon, shrimp, tilapia and trout. Successful participation is a mandatory requirement to become an accredited auditor. Only accredited certification bodies are allowed to conduct farm audits against the ASC Standards. Certifiers who would like to be accredited should contact Accreditation Service […]
Harmonising the ASC Standards
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) will start a project to harmonise the structure and content of its eight farm standards to create one core ASC Standard. It will achieve this by harmonising criteria where possible while maintaining species’ or production method specific requirements where needed. The ASC publicly launched a project this week to review the […]
More than 100 farms transforming aquaculture towards sustainability
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has welcomed more than one hundred certified farms into its certification programme in just over two years. And, in the last year alone it’s seen the number of farms in the programme double. In August 2012 Regal Springs’ Toba and Kedung Ombo tilapia farms were the first globally to gain […]
First ASC certified shrimp on sale in Belgium
The first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified shrimp has been launched in Belgium by Morubel, which supplies their shrimp to the Colruyt Group. From last weekend, Colruyt has offered responsibly farmed ASC labelled shrimp across 130 stores in Belgium. “This is a scoop for both Morubel and the Colruyt Group, as it is the first […]
First ASC certified shrimp launched by Coop Switzerland
Coop Switzerland became the first retailer to introduce ASC certified responsibly farmed shrimp. Since the end of November, Coop CH has offered ASC labelled shrimp in 800 stores across Switzerland. “We are proud to be the first retailer to launch responsibly farmed shrimp globally,” said Pascal Seiler, Category Manager Coop Switzerland. “Responsible sourcing is an […]
The first ASC certified shrimp products available
The first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified shrimp products have been launched to the market. ASC certified shrimp will be available across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden. Early suppliers of ASC certified shrimp include LENK whose shrimp comes from Faquimex, Miramar, which sources shrimp from Vina Clean Seafood, and Planets Pride and SeaSam Food, […]
First Italian trout farms ASC certified
More ASC certified trout soon in the market The first ASC certified producers in Italy have gained ASC certification. Three trout farms in the central Italian regions of Umbria and Marche were certified against the ASC Freshwater Trout Standard for responsible aquaculture. Biselli Farm, Freddara di Norcia Farm and Sefro Farm, all owned by the […]
First ASC certified Australian salmon producer brings more responsible salmon to market
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) congratulates Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal on achieving ASC certification for all of their salmon farming operations. Tassal’s Macquarie Harbour Farm was awarded ASC certification back in April, making it the first fish farm in Australia to meet the ASC standard. Tassal then went on to complete their farm assessments in […]