Nova Austral gains sustainability certifications. Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral continues to advance in its process to certify 100% of its production with the most demanding programmes in terms of […]
Groundbreaking initiative to protect vital mangrove forests funded by Aquaculture Stewardship Council. The benefits of mangrove forests are increasingly well known, but numerous efforts to protect them have met with […]
MSC welcomes new ASC Feed Standard as incentive to drive progress in sustainable fishing. The Marine Stewardship Council welcomes the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) new Feed Standard, which requires wild […]
ASC’s new Feed Standard will tackle one of biggest threats to aquaculture’s reputation. Unsustainable and irresponsible practices across the aquaculture feed supply chain risk undoing the positive impact of the […]
ASC to co-organise Climate Change Seminar at North Atlantic Seafood Forum. ASC is notching up a first this month, by collaborating with Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and Marine Stewardship Council […]
Industry leader joins Northwest Aquaculture Alliance. The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) has announced the appointment of seafood industry leader and Blue Ocean Mariculture CEO, Dick Jones, to its 11-member Board […]
ASC ‘most inclusive, transparent eco-certification’ for aquaculture. ASC has been found to be the industry leader in an independent report from NGO SeaChoice looking at the transparency and accountability of […]
Sustainable Shrimp Partnership demonstrates success. Three years ago, a group of major shrimp producers in Ecuador decided to transform the future of shrimp aquaculture industry and launched the Sustainable Shrimp […]
Mowi on a mission to lead the Blue Revolution. Mowi says its goal, as part of their mission to lead the Blue Revolution, is to sustainably produce more food from […]
Chilean salmon farmer gains BAP certification. Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral gained the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), with four stars, for five farming […]
ASC launches consultations on major proposed improvements to the programme. ASC has today (Monday 8 March) launched one of its largest ever public consultations and is asking stakeholders to have […]
If it’s Aussie, it’s good! Australia’s seafood industry welcomes Sustainable Seafood Week. Want sustainable seafood? Ask for Great Australian Seafood”, these are the words of Seafood Industry Australia, the national […]
ASC and Vitapro Reveal New Agreement to Help Latin American Shrimp Farmers ASC has joined forces with feed producer Vitapro to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to […]
ASC new Variance Request Process now live ASC’s new Variance Requests (VR) process, which gives greater opportunity for stakeholders such as local communities and NGOs to contribute to decisions on […]
First kelp and hiziki seaweed farms achieve ASC-MSC certification as they become the third producer globally to meet new sustainable seaweed standard Eleven farms in South Korea celebrated becoming the […]
New process increases stakeholder input on variances to ASC Standards. ASC is strengthening its Variance Requests (VR) process with greater opportunity for stakeholders such as local communities and NGOs to […]
ASC’s First Monitoring & Evaluation Report shows Impact of certified responsible aquaculture. ASC has published its first Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) report, demonstrating for the first time the impact of […]
ASC launches two public consultations. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched two public consultations, allowing stakeholders and consumers to have their say on important developments for the programme. The […]
ASC standards translated for farmers in Indonesia, world’s second largest farmed fish producer. ASC has translated its Shrimp, Tilapia, and Tropical Marine Finfish Standards and related guidance documents into Indonesian to help more […]
First UK company to achieve ASC certification. Mowi Scotland has become the first aquaculture company in the world to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for freshwater lochs. Loch Lochy […]