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What’s the Point of Certifying Bivalves? Here Are a Few Reasons…
Mussels, oysters, scallops – they aren’t the most expressive of animals, they don’t move around much, and they feed by ‘filtering’ the water – which some scientists think could be put to good use in efforts to clean up pollution. They’re all bivalves – that’s a class of molluscs with hard shells in two parts […]
This Report is Crammed With Fascinating Facts About the Seafood Industry
Did you know that 71% of the world’s fish is consumed in Asia? Or that the global amount of fish eaten per person has more than doubled since 1961? Those are just a couple of the fascinating facts we discovered in the latest publication about the seafood industry from the United Nations Food and Agricultural […]
Diving, Fishing, Studying, Collecting: Meet the ASC Staff With a Passion for the Oceans
Every June 8 is World Oceans Day, an annual celebration of the oceans and a reminder of just how important it is that we cherish and protect them. At ASC our mission is to drive up standards in seafood farming to minimise environmental impacts on our oceans, rivers and lakes (among many other things, of […]
Two Important Environmental Days on One Date
June 5 is an important date for those of us who love the oceans, for two reasons. It’s World Environment Day, which you may have heard of, but it’s also the UN’s International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, which you may not have. International Day for the Fight Against […]
What Our New Salmon Standard Review Will Be Looking at, and Why It’s Important
In the last week of April, a two-day meeting (remote, of course) marked the start of a process looking at how the ASC Salmon Standard helps protect both farmed and wild salmon and sea trout against parasites, and whether the latest science and research can perhaps help us do things differently and more efficiently. By […]
Win-Win: Supporting a Certified Producer and Enjoying Delicious Seriola
Like in other countries, entrepreneurs and businesses in the Netherlands are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and ASC certified producer Kingfish Zeeland is one of those adapting and using novel methods to continue their business. By Dennis Wittmann, ASC Outreach Manager Germany, Austria, Switzerland As we all know, the measures taken to restrict the […]
Helping Promote Health and Safety for Seafood Workers
The ASC logo indicates responsibly produced seafood – but what exactly does that mean? Understandably, many people think mostly about the environmental side of things – seafood that was produced without unnecessary chemicals or antibiotics, by a farmer that monitored their impact on the surrounding environment. What you might not think about when you see […]
It’s Earth Day – Here’s How You Can Fight Climate Change With Your Food Choices
Today is Earth Day, and this year’s is a big milestone, marking fifty years since millions of people took part in protests on April 22 1970, helping to kick off the modern environmental movement. Earth Day is now marked every year on April 22, and while a lot has happened since 1970, it is of […]
The principles of a credible standard according to ISEAL
ISEAL is the global membership organisation for ambitious, collaborative and transparent sustainability systems. Their Codes of Good Practice provide a globally recognised framework, defining practices for effective and credible sustainability systems. Currently, the ASC is the only aquaculture certification programme to meet all three of the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice, which focus on the core elements of a sustainability system: […]
Traceability – Is your seafood really what it says on the tin?
Seafood is one of the most valuable and traded commodities in the world and a major source of nourishment. It plays a critical role in providing healthy and affordable proteins to billions of people worldwide and that comes with increasingly complex global supply chains. In its journey from farm to fork, seafood and fish products may pass […]