Blog

May 9, 2016

A Day in the Life of: Standards and Certification Coordinator, Haruko Horii

My life’s journey brought me to the Netherlands six years ago. Having attained a social science degree from Hosei University in Japan, and after learning Portuguese at Macau University in China and Coimbra University in Portugal, I wanted a new academic challenge in a different country. So I enrolled in the International Development Studies master […]

April 21, 2016

In Celebration of Earth Day 2016

On April 22 each year, the world celebrates Earth Day. The annual event is a time to think critically about the ways our choices— both individually and collectively— affect the natural environment, and to take action to preserve it. Earth Day is special for its ability to spur world-wide conversations about the impact of human […]

April 6, 2016

A Day in the Life of: Communications Intern Raili Laansalu

My co-students and I always joke about who brings the most coffee and does the most scanning at their internship. Well, even though coffee (drinking) and scanning take up some time at my internship,  it is not all I do at the ASC. As part of my Media and Entertainment Management studies I am required […]

July 30, 2015

More certifiers accredited as more farms enter the ASC programme

By Kim Thanh Nguyen, ASC Trainer I have worked in the seafood industry for almost 15 years in a variety of roles, including aquaculture auditing, factory quality assurance, fishery research and running a consultancy company, Kim Delta, based in Vietnam that provides training for the seafood industry in sustainability. The number of farms seeking ASC […]

July 9, 2015

The principles behind the ASC standards

By Bas Geerts, ASC Standards Director I often get asked what the ASC programme does and doesn’t cover and why. The ASC label on products assures buyers that their seafood purchase has been produced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Making sure that seafood is responsibly produced is of paramount importance for ASC. A […]

April 23, 2014

Welcome to ASC’s blog

The ASC has been on Twitter and LinkedIn for a little while now, however, we can’t always provide the information you need in enough detail to be helpful via these channels. On this blog we’ll be discussing the ASC programme, what it means, the farms, the science and more. Blogs will be from ASC staff and […]