Global demand grows for ASC certification
At this year’s Seafood Expo Global in Brussels (26–28 April), it was announced that the number of aquaculture farms certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) had grown by 55% in the last 12 months to 247. At the same time, the ASC has expanded into new countries with certified farms now also found in Japan, the US and Germany.
Indeed, the number of ASC-certified farms has grown rapidly in the five years since the tilapia standard was launched in 2012. But what is the ASC, what does it do, and why is it important?