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1st Stakeholder Working Group open for applications
The Accreditation and Certification documents are the core of the ASC certification scheme, laying out: The ASC Accreditation Requirements for Certification Bodies that want to certify aquaculture producers and/or other industry players against the ASC standards for farming and/or chain of custody ASC Certification Methodology for Aquaculture and Chain of Custody to be applied by […]
Aquaculture Dialogue Standards handed over to the ASC
ASC also announced the timeline for certifying against the standards as well as the timeline for launching the ASC eco-label. Supervising board member Peter Hajipiers said the tilapia standards should be live by August and the rest by then end of 2011. He also said that chain-of-custody standards will be outsourced to the Marine Stewardship […]
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council gears up for Operational Phase
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) seeks nominations for the expansion of its Supervisory Board and a permanent CEO for the next phase of its development. Aquaculture will only realise its full potential to make a major contribution to food security and improve the livelihood of millions of people if conducted in an environmentally and socially […]
Last public comment period for draft shrimp standards kicks off
The final step in the process of creating global standards for responsible shrimp aquaculture began today – December 1 – when the Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue (ShAD) kicked off the last public comment period for the draft standards. The final standards will address the key environmental and social impacts associated with shrimp farming, an industry that […]
FRoSTA supports the Pangasius standards
FRoSTA, the market leader for frozen meals in Germany and one of the largest producers of frozen foods in Europe, issued a statement in which they express their support for the ASC Pangasius standards: “As a supplier of quality fish products, FRoSTA is dedicated to providing customers and consumers with farmed fish from environmentally and […]
Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue met to start revising draft standards
The Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue met in Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) this week to discuss draft standards to improve the environmental and social sustainability of the salmon aquaculture industry. After incorporating input from the meeting in Saint John and completing several sections in the document, the draft standards will be posted for the last comment […]
Tilapia farm in Honduras first to be compliant with Aquaculture Dialogue Standards
Regal Springs Tilapia farm Aquafinca in Honduras was the first aquaculture operation to be audited for compliance with the International Standards for Responsible Tilapia Aquaculture (ISRTA), which were completed last December by the Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue. This is the first of a number of ‘pilot’ audits scheduled under an agreement between WWF and GlobalGAP. The […]
Global Abalone aquaculture standards completed
Global standards addressing the potential negative impacts of abalone farming on the environment and society were finalised today by the Abalone Aquaculture Dialogue, a roundtable of a broad range of stakeholders, coordinated by World Wildlife Fund. The completion of the abalone standards marks the halfway point for the finalisation of eight sets of global aquaculture […]
DKSH supports the ASC
DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, further strengthens its commitment to sustainable seafood. DKSH’s seafood business, a part of Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading provider of food ingredients, supports the development of the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council), thereby strengthening its commitment to offer and market sustainable seafood. The […]
The ASC appoints ASI as their accreditation body
Today the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announces the appointment of Accreditation Services International (ASI) as their independent accreditation body. This demonstrates the ASC’s progress towards its core task, the management of the ASC standards, developed by the Aquaculture Dialogues, and the implementation of a world class certification process for aquaculture. Philip Smith, CEO of the ASC: […]