Aquaculture Stewardship Council

ASC Launches Public Consultation On Fish Health and Welfare and Benthic Impacts in ASC Farm Standard

September 2, 2022 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

From September 1 to October 31, 2022, ASC is running a public consultation to refine proposals for two major topics in the upcoming ASC Farm Standard, Fish Health and Welfare and Benthic Impacts. The consultation specifically aims to collect feedback on the practical impact and auditability of the suggested requirements from producers, primary processors, and auditors as well as to understand stakeholders’ opinion on the entire proposal. …

Aquaculture Stewardship Council and Pescanova Team Up for South Beach Seafood Festival

August 30, 2022 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

This October, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) North America and Pescanova USA are taking certified seafood to South Beach. Together the global nonprofit and sustainable seafood producer will showcase the best of certified shrimp at the nation’s premiere crustacean celebration, the 10th annual South Beach Seafood Festival. …

Most Comprehensive ASC Consumer Research to Date Highlights Potential of Seafood to be Sustainable Source of Protein

August 3, 2022 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has completed its most comprehensive consumer research to date, interviewing more than 12,000 consumers in 12 different countries about their perception and consumption of seafood. Here is what they found out. …

Aquaculture Stewardship Council and Sushi Maki Announce Fall “Certified Seafood Experience”

July 27, 2022 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Have you experienced certified seafood yet? It’s a question the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Sushi Maki restaurants will ask customers throughout the Miami area this fall as part of a multimedia consumer outreach campaign promoting the benefits of eating responsibly farmed seafood. …

ASC Shrimp Summit Advocates for Certification Across Nation

July 21, 2022 Aquaculture Stewardship Council

On July 12-13, 2022 the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) hosted its inaugural 2022 ASC Shrimp Summit in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The first-of-its-kind event served to unite North American retailers with Ecuadorian producers of ASC-certified and labeled shrimp – offering an intimate look at the supply chain right where it starts: on the farm. …