Certification

Recent reports have called into question the role that standards like those set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) play in fish farming, but ASC Australia’s representative Duncan Leadbitter, says certification …

Aquaculture certification schemes are becoming increasingly popular and here we offer a shrimp farmers’ guide to those most relevant to Indonesia and beyond.

Noray Seafood, which produces vannamei shrimp in Spain, has become the first land-based shrimp farmer to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.

Twenty-two small-scale shrimp farms in Ecuador are on the cusp of assessment for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) accreditation.

Haedam Co, in South Korea, has become the world’s first laver seaweed producer to achieve certification against the ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard.

A genetically modified strain of canola that’s been engineered to produce the long-chain omega-3s required in many aquafeeds has been awarded Friend of the Sea certification.

Trondheim-headquartered Norcod is the world’s first dedicated cod-farming operation to secure Global GAP Aquaculture Standard certification.

After a decades-long struggle, US aquaculture producers still don’t have a federally approved organic certification to apply for.

The lack of transparency and stakeholder inclusion in some of the largest aquaculture eco-certifications in the global seafood marketplace is a threat to their legitimacy.

Julie Kuchepatov describes her dedication to environmental sustainability and social responsibility, what inspired her to establish SAGE and why driving tractors in Sakhalin can be a perilous occupation.

The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership, a group of 12 shrimp producers in Ecuador who have committed to farming shrimp that is fully traceable and sustainable, while being produced using zero antibiotics, is celebrating its …

Vietnamese shoppers have expressed a strong preference for eco-labelled farmed shrimp over conventional shrimp, according to new market research.

If impact financing is key to sustainable shrimp farming, how can satellites, mobile phones and big data accelerate this process?

A new set of aquaculture standards has just been released by American Humane, the United States’ oldest and largest certifier of farm animal welfare.

Third-party certification and national accreditation should be mandatory for making claims about seafood sustainability.

Mowi Scotland has earned certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms in January, brining the total number of ASC certified farms in its portfolio to eight.

Skretting Italy can now provide extensive carbon footprint figures for each aquafeed in its nutrition portfolio, allowing producers to take decisive action on sustainability pledges.

A new initiative to promote promote both social and environmental sustainability in small-scale shrimp farms in Southeast Asia has been launched this week.

A pilot project in Thailand has shown that remote sensing technology and aerial photography can help researchers and auditors track land transformation from shrimp farming, making it easier to verify sustainability claim…

A co-operative of 11 seaweed farms in South Korea are targeting European markets after achieving ASC-MSC certification.