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Seafood farmed with care
Look for the green label — you’ll help people and our planet
Why ASC?
As an impact-driven NGO, we set strict global standards for seafood farming. We do this at every step, from the production of the feed, to the farm as well as ensuring traceability through the supply chain right until the product lands on the shelf at your local supermarket. This way you can be sure you’re making the most responsible choice.
Seafood lovers choose the ASC label because:
ASC certified produce is farmed with care to provide you with healthy and tasty seafood.
ASC farmers make a proven impact by protecting their farm’s environment, their workers and their community.
What is ASC?
Why certify seafood farms?
Seafood farming, also known as aquaculture, produces over half of the seafood eaten around the world. It plays an important role in providing healthy, affordable protein to the world’s rapidly growing population. But like all food production, it has impacts and must be done responsibly.
Setting the standard for seafood
ASC develops and manages the strictest standards in the industry. These standards include requirements covering the potential impacts of the farms on the environment, the workers, animal welfare and the surrounding communities.
These standards are important to help ASC farms to become future-proof and play a positive role in a growing industry that provides a living and nutrition for billions around the world.
Does farmed salmon have omega 3?
Why are mangroves important?
Are farmed fish fed antibiotics?
How are scallops farmed?
Is seafood farming climate friendly?
Our aim
We envision a world where seafood farming plays a major role in supplying food and social benefits for humanity while minimising negative impacts on the environment.
How we do it
We are working to transform seafood farming for the future through our growing community of ASC certified farms who are meeting the strictest environmental and social requirements.
Cook with responsible seafood
Check out our delicious recipes featuring many varieties of seafood and cuisines from around the world. Join us to make a bigger impact and look for the green label when you shop!
Tales from the farms
Meet the responsible seafood farmers proudly demonstrating their commitment to responsible farming practices.
Seabream
ASC certification has opened the doors to a Michelin-starred restaurant for a Croatian seabass and seabream farm.
Shrimp
Nurturing nature and local peoples: the story of a responsible shrimp farm in Ecuador.
Salmon
A salmon farm is helping to revive a rural community in Scotland: meet Rosie, a responsible salmon farmer.
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