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People Behind Your Seafood
Meet the responsible seafood producers putting ASC’s standards into action.
The world’s appetite for seafood is growing fast. Aquaculture already provides more than half of the seafood eaten worldwide; it’s a growing with growing impact. Gaining ASC certification signals a commitment to improving practices and provides independent proof that ASC-labelled seafood is responsibly fed, farmed, processed and sourced.
Read stories from the farms and feed mills that meet these best practices and what makes them proud of the work they do.
Cromaris
Michelin-Starred Armani Ristorante sources ASC-certified fish from this farm in Croatia
Riservazzurra
In the heart of the Gulf of Oristano, on Sardinia’s west coast, Riservazzurra — part of the Waterhouse Group — stands out as a leading example of Italian aquaculture.
Avramar
With picturesque landscapes and rich history, the Mediterranean is home to a colorful culture and well-known healthy diet. This region’s staple? Fish.
Omarsa
A sustainability trendsetter on many counts, Omarsa Group became the world’s first shrimp farm to earn ASC certification in 2014, blazing the trail for other shrimp farms on the journey of sustainability.
Unima
The Ismail family started farming Black Tiger Prawns in a remote part of northwest Madagascar in the 1990s. They set out to build an ecologically responsible aquaculture model which became one of the very first farms to achieve ASC certification.
Blue Ocean Mariculture
ASC’s First Certified U.S. Finfish Farm
Kyushu Tsukiji
“One of the most rewarding aspects of working with ASC certified seafood and sustainability initiatives is experiencing the results of the efforts made together with producers”
Rebuilding consumer trust through ASC-MSC seaweed certification in South Korea
On a mission to restore the marine environment, rebuild trust and improve perceptions of seaweed farming.
Chungsanbada
“What began with 12 abalone farmers has grown into a national movement, now including seaweed, oysters, kelp, and more under ASC certification.”