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Why ASC?

We set the standard for seafood. If you see the ASC label on pack, you can be sure that your seafood was farmed with care.

our impact

By choosing ASC labelled seafood, you are making a proven, positive impact on people and the planet.

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Certification

Join the most recognised certification programme as proof of your responsible farming practices to a global audience.

Our impact

ASC creates measurable positive change in global seafood farming.

Find out more

The ASC programme is successful because of all producers and partners involved. Read our reports and stories.

Certification

Join the most recognised certification programme and benefit from trading ASC certified seafood.

Our impact

ASC creates measurable, positive change in global seafood farming.

After certification

In addition to accessing our global network of secure and flexible supply, ASC partners benefit from marketing their ASC certified seafood.

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This policy applies to the use of cookies and similar technologies, including pixels, (collectively ‘cookies’), that we or permitted third parties may use in connection with your interaction with this website.  This policy explains how we use cookies, when your consent is required, how they are used on this website and provides you with information as to how you can exercise your rights in relation to the cookies.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience.

What are ‘Session’ and ‘persistent’ cookies?

Cookies that expire at the end of a browser session (normally when a user exits their browser) are called ‘session cookies’. Cookies that can be stored for longer are called ‘persistent cookies’.

What are ‘First-party’ and ‘Third-party’ cookies?

What types of cookies are there on this website?

Using cookies, web beacons, pixels and/or SDKs helps us to better understand which content is of interest to our website visitors, subscribers to our newsletters etc.

Cookies and personal data

Cookies use unique codes that act as an identifier and can be treated as “personal data”. This is because they can enable the user of a device to be uniquely recognised as the same user, even if their ‘real world’ identity is unknown. Cookies are also typically used in combination with other identifiers such as the IP address for your device which is automatically assigned to that device by your internet service provider and shared by your device when online content is requested and displayed. IP addresses can be logged automatically in our server log files whenever our website, applications or online content are accessed and can be associated with).

We are the data controllers for the processing of personal data in connection with cookies used on thus website.

Communications

If you receive an electronic communication from us, such as a marketing email, event invitation or other direct promotional communication, we may collect information using cookies about you.

Social plugins

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This means that when visiting this website your browser may set up a direct connection to the servers of those social networks listed above. If so, the servers of those social networks may recognise this website and the content you are currently visiting.

If you are a member of any of these social networks and you are logged-in while you are visiting this website, that social network may assign this information to your personal user account. By interaction with one of the plugins, e.g., by clicking a ‘Like’ button, this information will be sent via your browser directly to that social network where it will be stored on your respective personal user accounts. This means that the information that you share from this website, will be transmitted to that social network.

We, as the provider of this website, have no control over, or knowledge about, the data that may be collected by any of these social networks. For details about their data collection practices please see their privacy notices (policies).

What cookies are there on this website?

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Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Sharing data

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Marketing/Tracking

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Read user IP address

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Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

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session
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Read and filter requests from bots
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session
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Read and filter requests from bots
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Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

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session
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session
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Store and track interaction
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Functional

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Instagram

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

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1 year
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Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

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Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

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1 wordpress_test_cookie 1st Party This cookie is used to check if the cookies are enabled on the users’ browser. Session
2 SESSION_ID 1st Party This cookie is a technical cookie and assigns a user ID to users of the website to enable certain functionalities. Session

 

Marketing cookies

Name 1 or 3 Party Purpose Duration
1 UserMatchHistory 3rd Party LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. 1 month
2 lang 3rd Party LinkedIn sets this cookie to remember a user’s language setting. Session
3 bcookie 3rd Party LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser ID. 2 years
4 lidc 3rd Party LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. 1 day
5 bscookie 3rd Party LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website. 2 years
6 li_gc 3rd Party No description – set by LinkedIn. 2 years
7 AnalyticsSyncHistory 3rd Party No description – set by LinkedIn. 1 month
8 _fbp 3rd Party This cookie is set by Meta to display advertisements when either on Meta or on a digital platform powered by Meta advertising, after visiting the website. 3 months
9 fr 3rd Party Meta sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Meta pixel or Meta social plugin. 6 months

 

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Please note that this website may not operate properly if the non- essential Cookies are switched off.

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We may from time to time make changes to this Notice (Policy).  Any changes will be published on this website and will be effective as of the date of publication.

This policy was last updated on 27/06/2022.

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