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Transforming Seafood Farming: How Stakeholder Collaboration Shaped the New ASC Farm Standard
2025 marks a pivotal year for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) with three major updates to its programme. The updates reinforce ASC leadership in setting the standard for seafood and accelerating global progress in seafood farming through environmentally sustainable and socially responsible farms and feed mills. The summary report from the final stakeholder consultation on the […]
South Korea’s Raon Bada Earns First ASC Certification for Olive Flounder
Seoul, South Korea – South Korean company Raon Bada has achieved the world’s first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) or Gwangeo (광어). This groundbreaking certification demonstrates Raon Bada’s dedication to driving transformative change in South Korea’s seafood farming industry and its major markets across East Asia. Raon Bada has also made […]
ASC Recognises Responsible Seafood Farming Leaders in first-ever Nordic Awards
Göteborg, Sweden 22 January 2025 The inaugural Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Nordic Awards were presented during the Nordic Seafood Summit in Göteborg, Sweden, on 22 January. These prestigious awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of ASC certified partners in the Nordic region who have demonstrated leadership and innovation in responsible aquaculture while working towards a sustainable […]
Cargill (EWOS) Canada and Mowi Feed round off strong year of ASC Feed Certification uptake
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) continues to drive positive change in responsible seafood farming supply chains through a strong year of uptake of its innovative feed certification programme in 2024. In December, Cargill (EWOS) Canada and Mowi Feed in Scotland and Norway were the latest to achieve ASC Feed Certification, proving their strong commitment towards environmental […]
ASC Concludes 2024 Discovery Tours on Chilean Shores
Salmon rounds out responsible seafood series, with new locales in line for 2025 The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) closed 2024 with a remarkable five-day exploration of Southern Chile’s salmon farming industry during the final leg of its ASC Discovery Tour, December 2-6. What began in 2018 as a one-time trip to observe responsibly farmed Thai […]
ASC reaffirms commitment to support ‘Women in Ocean Food’ innovators
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is excited to announce its continued support for the ‘Women in Ocean Food’ programme, in partnership with Conservation International (CI) Ventures and Hatch Blue. The initiative, which supports early-stage female entrepreneurs in emerging markets, will receive funding from ASC for the next three years. ASC CEO Chris Ninnes expressed the organisation’s […]
ASC Greece Discovery Tour
Athens, Greece— ASC Greece Discovery Tour Gives Retail Seafood Buyers and Journalists Immersive Mediterranean Aquaculture Experience. Last month, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) hosted eight retail seafood buyers and North American journalists in Greece for a four-day, bespoke, immersive tour of Mediterranean aquaculture. During the Discovery Tour, which traversed the stunning Peloponnese area of mainland Greece, […]
BioMar achieves UK’s first ASC Feed Certification
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is thrilled to announce that BioMar UK has become the first ASC certified feed mill in the United Kingdom. This groundbreaking certification for its Grangemouth facility – which produces feed for salmon and trout – marks a significant milestone for BioMar but also for the progress of the entire UK farmed […]
ASC Annual UK Awards go to Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury’s and Lyons Seafoods
Plymouth, UK – In recognition of responsible seafood farming in the United Kingdom, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) held the fourth annual UK Awards in partnership with the Marine Stewardship Council at The Box in Plymouth, on October 16. Now in its second year, the ASC Brand of the Year award was picked up by Fish […]
BioMar Ecuador Achieves ASC Feed Certification
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is delighted to announce that BioMar’s Ecuador site has achieved ASC Feed certification. This is another significant milestone in the journey towards ensuring more responsible production of feed, a key component of responsible seafood farming globally. The ASC Feed Certification helps Ecuadorian shrimp farms meet the growing demand for more responsible […]