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It’s World Heart Day – here’s how seafood can help you heart
World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September and every year has a different focus, but the key message is always the same: look after your heart to help drive down cardiovascular disease, which remains the number one cause of death around the world. This year’s campaign focuses on finding new and innovative […]
International Youth Day: What is it? When is it? And what’s it got to do with aquaculture?
It can be hard to keep track of all the international days of awareness, but don’t worry – ASC is always here to help you out. Today’s lesson is on International Youth Day, which is marked every August 12, and should mean a lot to anyone who cares about the future of the planet, for […]
Remote But Relevant: Here’s What We Learned at Our Fascinating Online Sustainability Seminar
As part of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) that took place last month, the ASC was proud to sponsor a seminar on sustainability alongside the MSC and GAA. With only a few months of experience in the sector, the forum provided a brilliant chance for a new joiner like me to hear about and […]
Can Responsible Aquaculture Benefit US Climate Policy? We Think So
As awareness of responsible aquaculture’s wide-ranging benefits increases in the US, ASC is moving the conversation forward in more ways than one – particularly when it comes to climate change. This May, ASC added its voice to a growing chorus of US advocates imploring the Biden Administration to make responsible aquaculture part of its efforts […]
Suspense, Responsible Seafood, and a Brilliant New Campaign
Question: what do Tuesdays, suspenseful TV dramas, and responsible seafood have in common? The answer is: Japan. Ok, we’ll give you a bit more information. These three very disparate themes are brought together by a brilliant new campaign from WWF Japan, tapping into the growing demand for ASC and MSC certified seafood in the country. […]
Explained: What is RAS Aquaculture?
Aquaculture is an innovative industry – it doesn’t stand still for long. Fish farming has traditionally been done in either ponds or sea cages – in fact this practice goes back many millennia. It is still the case that the vast majority of farms today are of this variety – what are sometimes known as […]
ASC’s 10th Anniversary Book
In 2020 we were 10 years old, and as we couldn’t get together with our partners, ASC certified companies, and everyone who supports us, we decided to celebrate by writing a book! This is a beautiful, illustrated coffee table book, full of interviews, anecdotes, delicious recipes and stunning pictures. It looks back at the people […]
Seaspiracy: Why We Believe Responsible Aquaculture is More Important than Ever
At ASC we’ve been working to improve standards in farmed seafood for a decade, so we are always pleased to see people talking about issues around responsible seafood. This is the topic of a new documentary on Netflix, Seaspiracy. We share the filmmakers’ passion for the oceans and for improving the world’s food systems. But […]
Looking Back At An Unforgettable Year
Let’s begin with an apology: we’re going to be looking back at 2020, which is a year that many would like to forget and instead focus on the future. That’s a very understandable feeling, and we don’t want to spend any time dwelling on you-know-what, but we do want to look back at what we […]
Vietnam’s First ASC Clam Farm Celebrates Certification
Vietnam is one of the biggest producers of ASC certified seafood with hundreds of certified farms, but one company still managed to achieve a first for the country last year. Lenger Seafood Vietnam is a clam producer based in the Nam Dinh province in the north of the country, and following certification by independent conformity […]