ASC virtual workshop. Over 100 participants attended a virtual workshop organised by ASC last week to help them carry out remote audits in areas affected by Coronavirus travel restrictions. ASC […]
Pure Salmon Achieves Sustainability Endorsement – Pure Salmon Poland SP. Z.O.O. (formerly “Global Fish”), a land-based Atlantic Salmon farm located near Warsaw, Poland, announces its product has officially been recommended by […]
Seafood consumers call for change. Two Thirds of Seafood Consumers Call For “Radical or Significant” Change to Feed Growing Population. A major survey of seafood consumers across seven countries in […]
New collaboration helps fish farmers adopt responsible practices. Three of the leading organisations in responsible aquaculture have teamed up to help farmers adopt more responsible practices, simplify choices for retailers […]
ASC strengthens teams in German speaking areas. ASC has expanded its team working in the important markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while also strengthening its Programme Assurance team with […]
Extreme weather increases ghost gear from aquaculture. A new white paper from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) published on 28 November has determined that extreme weather is currently one of […]
Initiative for sustainable aquaculture development in Yellow Sea. The recent China Fisheries & Seafood Expo, held in Qingdao, saw the launch of an ambitious new initiative supported by ASC to […]
GSSI Public Consultation on the ASC Shrimp Standard Scope Extension – 23 October 2019 – 21 November 2019, submit your comments by 21 November 2019. On 23 October 2019, GSSI launched a 30-day public consultation […]
Chinese abalone producer achieves ASC certification. China’s largest abalone producer has also become the first in the country to achieve certification against the ASC Abalone Standard. Fujian China-Singapore Evervest Co., […]
Swiss retailer supports ASC salmon certification. The largest retailer in Switzerland, has made another big step in their commitment towards ASC by ensuring their entire range of fresh farmed salmon […]
Bass and bream farmer gains ASC certification. Greek fish farmer Selonda has announced its certification with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for Sea Bass and Sea Bream, in accordance […]
Updated Salmon Standard criticisms – “misleading”, says ASC. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has responded to criticisms by environmental NGO, SeaChoice, on their latest updates to the ASC Salmon Standard, […]
ASC releases revisions to freshwater trout and salmon standards. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard and Freshwater Trout Standard have been updated following a rigorous multi-stakeholder, science-based review process, […]
ASC farm Heidefisch welcomes thousands of cyclists for tour. Several thousand cyclists in Germany took advantage of the sunny weather this weekend to visit the family-run ASC certified trout farm […]
ASC Feed Standard a step closer to completion following a successful final in-person meeting of the Standard’s Steering Committee this month. The Steering Committee reached an in principle agreement on […]
Salmon leads way in transparent reporting – At the Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan, Italy, the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) released its annual Sustainability Report, providing 6 years’ […]
Wal Mart China partners with ASC. Wal-Mart China has partnered with ASC to launch its fresh meat and seafood traceability strategy. Songlin Wang, Senior Advisor in ASC China’s commercial team, […]
ASC and Fair Trade USA Join Forces to Drive Improvements in Indonesian Aquaculture. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Fair Trade USA have joined together to implement an ambitious new project […]
Lloyd’s Register nets first audits for new ASC aquaculture standard. The fisheries and aquaculture assurance specialist Lloyd’s Register (LR) has audited the first farms in the world for the new […]