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ASC – Aquaculture Stewardship Council

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is an independent, international not-for-profit organization that administers the world’s leading certification and labeling program for responsible aquaculture.

Fish farming

    About the standard

    ASC works with aquaculture producers, seafood processors, retail and food service companies, scientists, conservation groups and consumers to:

    • Recognize and reward responsible aquaculture through the ASC aquaculture certification program and the seafood label.

    • Contribute to transform seafood markets towards sustainability.

    • Promote the best choice in the purchase of marine products, also considering environmental and social criteria.

    Scope

    The ASC farm standards set strict requirements for responsible aquaculture for different aquatic organisms that encourage seafood producers to minimize the key environmental and social impacts of aquaculture. The ASC standards are based on best

    ASC Feed Standard is the first Standard to take into consideration the impacts created across all key ingredient groups and across the entire ingredient supply chain (feed mills & suppliers). Includes all major agriculture crops such as wheat, corn and canola, in addition to soy and palm oil, and marine ingredients. The ASC Feed Standard became effective in January 2023 and feed mills are now applying for certification. ASC certified farms have until October 2025 to transition to ASC compliant feed produced under the ASC Feed Standard to continue to meet the ASC Farm Standards.

    Requirements

    • The farm shall be in operation for a minimum period of 6 months, or

    • The farm has completed the previous harvest cycle, and this cycle has similar operational conditions or

    • Before the site has completed an initial harvest cycle, providing that data, as required by the relevant farm standard indicators, will be available for CAB review within the prescribed certification decision timelines.

    Features

    ASC certified farms have access to the most rigorous markets in the world, adding value to their product while helping to create a better world for all with social and environmental responsibility.

    Control Union Peru

    ASC promotes industry best practices to minimize the environmental and social footprint of commercial aquaculture. Through the consumer label, ASC promotes responsibly grown certified products in the marketplace. To achieve these goals, ASC is:

    ASC standards are developed and implemented in accordance with ISEAL guidelines, multi-stakeholder guidance, transparency, incorporating science-based metrics.

    The requirements in the standards are realistic, measurable and auditable, and deliver real change.

    A globally recognized and market-oriented program that aims to promote significant improvements in aquaculture production in a credible and profitable way that adds value to producers and buyers of certified products.

    Complainants are encouraged to submit copies of their complaints directly to ASC at: certification@asc-aqua.org; or to the following addresses: Correspondence Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Daalseplein 101, 3511 SX Utrecht, The Netherlands Complaints If you have a complaint, you can send it to us by downloading the form available here.

    Complaints

    Documents

    ASC Formulario de aplicación online

    ASC Formulario de aplicación online
    3. ASC Farm Requirements for Unit of Certification (RUoC) v1.0 (pdf)
    5. ASC-Bivalve-Standard_v1.1 (pdf)
    7. ASC-Freshwater-Trout-Standard_v1.2 (pdf)
    9. ASC-Salmon Standard V 1.4.1 (pdf)
    11. ASC-Seriola-Cobia-Standard_v1.1 (pdf)
    13. ASC-Tilapia-Standard_v1.2 (pdf)
    15. RAS-Module-V-1.01 (pdf)
    17. ASC Feed Requirements for Unit of Certification (RUoC) v1.01 (pdf)
    19. ASC Feed Application Form (docx)

    ASC Farm CAR-v.2.3.1

    2. ASC Farm CAR-v.2.3.1 (pdf)
    4. ASC-Abalone-Standard_v1.1 (pdf)
    6. ASC-Flatfish-Standard-V.1.1 (pdf)
    8. ASC-Pangasius-Standard_v1.2 (pdf)
    10. ASC-Sea-Bass-Seabream-and-Meagre-Standard_v1.1 (pdf)
    12. ASC shrimp Standard V 1.2.1 (pdf)
    14. ASC-Tropical-Marine-Finfish-Standard-v1.0 (pdf)
    16. ASC Feed CAR v1.01 (pdf)
    18. ASC Feed Standard v1.01 (pdf)

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