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A day in the life – meet Janneke Aelen our Standards Coordinator
Dutch born Janneke Aelen is one of our latest recruits and started working with ASC in October 2018 as a standards coordinator in the Standards and Science team. By Nicki Holmyard “I was hired to work on fish welfare issues, and feel extremely lucky to have landed this job, which makes best use of my background […]
ASC salmon is a responsible and climate-friendly choice
Today is the kick-off of the Think Fish Week in France. A campaign week in which we want to make French consumers aware that they have the choice to buy sustainable and responsible seafood, by choosing fish with an ASC or MSC label. This way you contribute to a healthy future of our oceans, lakes […]
An introduction to the Programme assurance team
In September 2018 I joined the ASC Programme Assurance (PA) team as an intern, and now that I’m acquainted with the many activities of ASC’s newest team I thought I’d give you all a taste of what we’re up to. By Olaf Kattenpoel Oude Heerink The PA team is charged with a wide variety […]
Aquaculture – a practice with an ancient past
Aquaculture is sometimes referred to as a young industry – and while it’s true that as an industry it has really started to expand in the last three decades, the practice of farming fish has been around a lot longer than you might think – possibly even eight thousand years. Written by Jack Cutforth If you […]
New tool provides accurate farm location information
What is the first information you expect to see in an ASC farm audit report? You will probably want to know what the farm produces and where the farm is located. Without this basic information, I think any report is frankly useless. By Dennis Wittmann, Assurance coordinator The ASC standards focus on both […]
Operational reviews: tool to ensure ongoing improvements
ASC standards are the result of an extremely thorough development process, but our programme isn’t static and we are always looking for opportunities to adapt to changes in the industry. This is where operational reviews come in. By Marcelo Hidalgo and Haruko Horii Operational reviews are one of ASC’s many tools to ensure ongoing improvements, […]
Animal welfare: an important topic
In the livestock industry, animal welfare is a widely discussed topic. Multiple schemes have been created to address the strong opinions held by some consumers regarding the treatment of the various terrestrial animals we produce for consumption. By Janneke Aelen As the aquaculture industry expands rapidly and scientific knowledge about many of the animals involved evolves, […]
World Food Day: A Beginner’s Guide
Do you know what’s special about today’s date? If your answer is that it’s two weeks until Halloween, you’re technically correct – but you’ve forgotten about an even more important commemoration: World Food Day. Don’t worry though, our beginner’s guide to this annual celebration will bring you up to speed. Starting with the most obvious […]
Innovations in the Scottish salmon industry
Scotland is known for its wild beauty, strong cultural traditions and for several stand-out signature dishes—salmon chief amongst them. Naturally, any trip to the country will always be good fun. Due to its standing as a world leader in the aquaculture industry a trip to the north can also be an opportunity for learning. This […]
ASC workshop brings together shrimp producers and retailers to share knowledge
The ASC’s theory of change aims to use market forces, generating demand for responsibly produced seafood, rewarding responsible producers and incentivising more farms to work towards the ASC’s robust standards. Generating demand of course requires enough supply to meet it, and a recent workshop in Thailand aimed to bring these complementary sides of the ASC’s […]