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More ASC certified salmon soon available in the market
Lerøy Seafood Group and Bureau Veritas hosted a joint ceremony at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last week to celebrate that three Lerøy Aurora farms have been certified against the ASC Salmon Standard for responsible aquaculture. The two latest Lerøy Aurora farms join the three existing Lerøy certified operations, two certified Marine Harvest farms in […]
Sharing the goal of responsible aquaculture
Today the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and GLOBALG.A.P. came together to develop the next steps towards achieving efficiencies across the three programmes. A year on since the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed, the three competing organisations once again met at Seafood Expo Global to demonstrate how their collaborative working will […]
Working together to drive improvements in aquaculture
Today at Seafood Expo Global the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) shared a stage with WWF, the Vietnamese shrimp processor Quoc Viet, and trader Anova Seafood to demonstrate how working together brings significant improvement in shrimp aquaculture practices. At its update meeting, ASC hosted a discussion about the ASC programme, its progress and the role of […]
Exploring the value of responsible salmon in Chile
Key Chilean salmon producers, leading Brazilian retailers Walmart, Sam’s Club, Carrefour and Angeloni, and Gomes da Costa a major canner explored the business value of responsible salmon and the role of ASC certification at a sustainable salmon workshop hosted by WWF and Rabobank. The workshop held in Puerto Varas, close to Puerto Montt the Chilean […]
First farm in Australia gains ASC certification
Tassal Operations’ Macquarie Harbour Farm has become the first farm in Australia to achieve certification against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Standard for responsible aquaculture. Salmon produced by the Macquarie Harbour Farm on the west coast of Tasmania can now be labelled with the ASC logo. This logo helps consumers make an informed choice when […]
Peruvian scallop farm is first bivalve to enter ASC assessment
Peru-based scallop producer, AcuaPesca Group, is the first company in the world to enter assessment against the ASC Bivalve Standard. AcuaPesca is seeking ASC certification for their five scallop farms in Peru. The audit of AcuaPesca Group’s farms is due to take place 13-16 May 2014. AcuaPesca is keen to see their scallops ASC certified […]
Raising the standard of Vietnamese pangasius
A new decree will be implemented in Vietnam in 2016 that requires all national pangasius farms and supply chain companies to be certified to the VietGAP Pangasius Standard or equivalent such as the ASC standard, according to Pangasius Vietnam. The decree on pangasius farming, processing and exporting has been drafted by the Vietnamese Ministry of […]
Join ASC at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels
Join the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels to take part in a shrimp standard technical workshop on Tuesday 6 May and hear about the latest programme developments on Wednesday 8 May. You can also visit the ASC stand 2053 in hall 7 to have a chat with a member of […]
Shrimp standard handed over to the ASC
The Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue has handed over the shrimp standard to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), following seven years of development. Now the standard is finalised, this marks a major milestone for the ASC and a step towards promoting more responsible shrimp aquaculture. The Dialogue members have created a standard that sets out a series […]
ASC celebrates successful year at Seafood Expo North America
Today the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) hosted an update meeting at Boston’s Seafood Expo North America. Over 70 participants came to hear the latest news from ASC and listen to the experiences of Chilean salmon producer AquaChile and North American retailer Loblaw at the session moderated by Merrielle Macleod, Program Officer of the World Wildlife […]