{"id":1152522,"date":"2023-03-03T10:33:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T09:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/?page_id=1152522"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:32:56","slug":"seabass-seabream-meagre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/producers\/asc-standards\/species-standards\/seabass-seabream-meagre\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabass, Seabream, Meagre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"block hero left  has-background\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6F9A0126-large-2500x1250.jpg\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"animate-into-view now-visible\" data-animate-direction-to=\"top\">The Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"block statement bg__dark-blue gradient__dark-blue\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 statement__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Seabass, seabream and meagre farmers face a number of issues in bringing their seafood to market. <span data-contrast=\"none\">Through ASC certification, farmers evidence their contributions to responsible labour practices, disease management, and ecosystem conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block dash bg__teal with-bg\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__background--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1570\" height=\"2355\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-1570x2355.jpg\" class=\"dash__background\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-1570x2355.jpg 1570w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/angus-gray-qEaELLSYZW0-unsplash.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1570px) 100vw, 1570px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 dash__content--wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">ASC sets the standards for environmentally and socially responsible seabass, seabream and meagre farming.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__blocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"dash__block--image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology.png\" class=\"dash__block--image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology.png 256w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__block--body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dash__block--text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified farms actively minimise their impact on the surrounding natural environment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"dash__block--image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group.png\" class=\"dash__block--image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group.png 256w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group-48x48.png 48w\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology.png 256w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ecology-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__block--body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dash__block--text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified farms actively minimise their impact on the surrounding natural environment.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"dash__block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"dash__block--image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group.png\" class=\"dash__block--image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group.png 256w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/group-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dash__block--body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dash__block--text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified farms operate in a socially responsible manner, caring for their employees and working with the local community. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__white centered\">\n\t\t<div 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65.0337C569.248 45.5533 576.29 23.3087 597.35 6H613.671C612.026 7.053 608.67 9.6855 607.617 10.4752C578.791 32.4566 576.224 57.5969 574.381 67.2056C574.052 68.9167 573.812 70.5667 572.275 71.8124Z\" fill=\"#009C9D\"><\/path><path d=\"M1171 40H642\" stroke=\"#0A4B67\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-dasharray=\"0.01 8\"><\/path><\/svg> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: left\">ASC certification gives farms clear guidelines to follow. The Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard helps protect farms against these issues:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__white centered\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1156653 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Asset-38.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Biodiversity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ASC certified seabass, seabream and\/or meagre farms minimise impacts on the local ecosystem in a number of ways, such as the development and implementation of an impact assessment to protect key wild species and sensitive habitats in the proximity of the farm, protection of the ecological quality of the seabed, ensuring farms are not sited in High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) and minimising fish escapes to an absolute minimum. Lethal action against predators\/wildlife on the farm is prohibited, so is the use of submerged acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__grey-5 centered\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1156655 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Asset-39.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Feed<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ASC certification requires seabass, seabream and\/or meagre farms to adhere to strict limits to minimise the use of wild fish as an ingredient for feed. In addition, the standard requires farms to ensure full traceability back to a responsibly managed source, preferably certified, both for wild fish and other ingredients. Potential use of any GM\/transgenic plant raw material in the feed must be documented. The Standard also includes a requirement that 80% within five years (starting September 2018) of all non-marine ingredients (e.g. soy &amp; palm oil) must come from sources certified against an ISEAL Alliance member scheme (e.g. Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil [RSPO], the Sustainable Agriculture Alliance [SAN]\u2026).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__white centered\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1156625 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Asset-18.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" \/><\/strong>Pollution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ASC certified seabass, seabream and\/or meagre farmers are required to measure at regular intervals various water parameters (for example phosphorus and dissolved oxygen levels) and that they remain within set limits. Copper release into the water must be minimised and monitored, and there must be evidence that biological and non-biological waste are either disposed of properly, appropriately stored or recycled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__grey-5 centered\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1156661 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Asset-41.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"185\" \/>Diseases<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ASC certified seabass, seabream and\/or meagre farms are required to adhere to rigorous requirements to minimise disease outbreaks. A Fish Health Management Plan (FHMP) detailing steps for biosecurity management must be developed under supervision of a veterinarian and implemented on the farm. Usage of antibiotics before a disease is diagnosed (prophylactic use) is prohibited, so is the use of any therapeutic treatment listed as critically important for human medicine by the World Health Organization (WHO). Several of the Standard\u2019s indicators concern the survival rate of the fish, and the farm must also demonstrate that it follows a farm-specific mortality-reduction programme with defined annual targets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__white centered\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1156645 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Asset-36.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" \/>Energy consumption &amp; Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Recognising the importance of energy consumption in food production systems and the associated <a href=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/learn-about-seafood-farming\/aquaculture-climate-change\/\">climate change challenges<\/a>, the ASC Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard includes several indicators pertaining to energy and GHGe. Notably, ASC-certified farmers need, within two\/three years of the initial audit, to carry out an energy use assessment and provide records of annual GHG assessment and reporting; including the GHG emissions of the feed used during the previous growing cycle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__grey-5 centered\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1156618 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Asset-28.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" \/>Human Rights<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ASC certification includes robust requirements based on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. These include prohibiting the use of child labour or any form of forced labour and requiring the right of freedom of association and collective bargaining. All ASC certified farms are safe and equitable working environments where employees earn a decent wage and have regulated working hours. In order to address any broader off-site potential social impacts, producers are also required to regularly and meaningfully consult local communities and to have effective systems in place for resolving potential complaints. Similar requirements apply for suppliers (hatcheries) of seabass, seabream and\/or meagre juveniles that are supplied to the ASC certified seabass, seabream and\/or meagre farm.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__white\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row divider\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1172\" height=\"80\" viewBox=\"0 0 1172 80\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M530 40H1\" stroke=\"#0A4B67\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-dasharray=\"0.01 8\"><\/path><path d=\"M616.238 22.3871C615.448 21.9264 614.527 22.2555 614.066 23.111C613.671 23.9666 613.935 24.9538 614.724 25.4144C615.514 25.8751 616.435 25.5461 616.896 24.6905C617.291 23.835 617.028 22.782 616.238 22.3871Z\" fill=\"#009C9D\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M625.123 14.4897C624.991 14.0949 624.859 13.7658 624.399 13.6342C624.201 13.5684 623.938 13.5684 623.74 13.5684C612.552 15.2137 602.417 22.9137 599.192 33.9702C598.666 35.6155 598.271 37.3266 598.008 39.0378C597.745 40.6831 597.613 42.2626 597.547 43.9079C597.481 45.4216 597.547 46.9353 597.613 48.4489C597.679 49.8968 597.876 51.2789 597.876 52.6609C597.876 54.1746 597.876 55.9516 596.428 56.8729C591.229 60.0978 577.935 62.8619 578.33 64.573C578.659 66.1525 584.187 65.626 585.24 65.626C588.136 65.5602 591.032 64.573 593.993 64.9679C595.507 65.2311 596.757 65.7576 597.745 66.9422C598.6 67.9294 599.587 70.4961 601.298 69.7722C603.733 68.785 602.088 62.4012 600.772 58.5183C610.051 55.4251 616.962 52.5293 621.437 44.0395C623.806 39.4985 625.32 34.2993 625.781 29.2317C625.912 28.1129 625.978 26.9283 625.978 25.8095C626.044 22.7821 625.978 19.6231 625.517 16.5957C625.452 15.9376 625.32 15.3453 625.188 14.6872C625.123 14.6214 625.123 14.5555 625.123 14.4897ZM599.785 53.2533C600.245 47.396 601.957 38.3138 605.247 31.4693C605.51 31.0087 605.708 30.548 605.971 30.0873C606.366 31.4035 607.222 32.5223 608.604 33.1805C610.578 34.1018 612.881 33.5095 614.263 31.8642C613.934 33.9702 614.987 36.0762 616.962 36.9976C618.212 37.5899 619.594 37.5241 620.779 37.0634C620.318 38.3796 619.726 39.6959 619.068 40.9463C615.316 47.9883 608.275 54.7669 600.509 57.9259C600.509 57.9259 600.245 57.202 600.245 57.1362C599.653 55.0302 599.785 53.2533 599.785 53.2533ZM621.503 34.9574C620.384 35.3523 619.134 35.3523 617.949 34.8258C616.04 33.9702 614.987 31.9958 615.185 30.0215C615.185 29.8898 615.251 29.7582 615.251 29.6924C615.251 29.6924 615.251 29.6924 615.251 29.6266C615.185 29.6924 615.119 29.824 615.053 29.8898C613.671 31.3377 611.499 31.8642 609.591 31.0087C608.406 30.4822 607.485 29.4292 607.09 28.2445C610.578 22.7163 615.448 18.4385 622.358 15.7402C622.951 15.4769 624.004 15.0162 624.201 16.9248C624.333 19.7547 623.872 27.718 621.503 34.9574Z\" fill=\"#009C9D\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M572.275 71.8124C570.099 73.5766 567.104 73.6758 565.102 71.8124L546.74 52.332C545.029 50.6208 546.806 49.173 548.649 47.3302C550.491 45.4875 551.874 45.6191 553.716 47.0011C561.745 53.385 567.998 65.0337 567.998 65.0337C569.248 45.5533 576.29 23.3087 597.35 6H613.671C612.026 7.053 608.67 9.6855 607.617 10.4752C578.791 32.4566 576.224 57.5969 574.381 67.2056C574.052 68.9167 573.812 70.5667 572.275 71.8124Z\" fill=\"#009C9D\"><\/path><path d=\"M1171 40H642\" stroke=\"#0A4B67\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-dasharray=\"0.01 8\"><\/path><\/svg> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block content bg__teal\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row content__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n<h2>Standard documents<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<dl>\n<dt>Date of Publication<\/dt>\n<dt>September 2018<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col col-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__col--right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__block--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Seabass, Seabream &amp; 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