ASC Response to SeaChoice Statement on Updates to the ASC Salmon Standard
ASC welcomes constructive feedback from all its varied stakeholders, and notes that SeaChoice continues to consider ASC’s standards more rigorous than other aquaculture certifications. However, SeaChoice’s criticism of the latest…
ASC Releases Revisions for Freshwater Trout Standard and Salmon Standard
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard and Freshwater Trout Standard have been updated following a rigorous multi-stakeholder, science-based review process, as part of ASC’s ongoing commitment to continuously improve…
ASC Terminates Nova Austral’s Logo License Agreement
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is aware of the decision by Sernapesca to commence legal proceedings due to the irregularities discovered in their initial investigation of Nova Austral and the admission…
ASC Launches New Standards for Tropical Marine Finfish, Flatfish and Revision to Pangasius Standard
To meet the growing market demand for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified seafood, the organisation has had to develop new standards. Last year saw the publication of the Sea Bass,…
ASC Statement on Fraud Allegations Regarding Nova Austral
Claims of intentional fraud at Nova Austral’s Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified farms are currently under investigation. Control Union Peru, the independent conformity assessment body that certified the Nova Austral…
First ASC Certified Rainbow Trout Oil Launched in Scandinavia
Health savvy Scandinavians will now be able to purchase the world’s first fish oil made from ASC certified rainbow trout. The product is already being sold in Sweden under the…
Chinese Retailer Hema Fresh Makes ASC Commitment
Chinese retailer Hema Fresh has committed to work towards selling only ASC certified Atlantic salmon under its own brand label Difresco, the first brand in China to do so. The…
First Farms Certified Against New ASC Seabass, Seabream, and Meagre Standard
Four farms in Turkey and Greece have simultaneously become the first in the world to be certified to the ASC’s new Seabass, Seabream, and Meagre Standard. Two farms operated by…
German Farm Heidefisch Welcomes Several Thousand Cyclists For Tour
Several thousand cyclists in Germany took advantage of the sunny weather this weekend to visit the family-run trout farm Heidefisch as part of the Tour de Flur event. The Tour…
Two Reports Highlight Continued Growth of Certified Seafood in The Netherlands
Two reports released this week have highlighted the continued growth of certified seafood in The Netherlands. Analysis by ASC and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows that Dutch supermarkets have…