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About the ASC
Sustainable seafood means the world to us. That is why we are setting the standard for seafood farmed with care. We promote responsible seafood farming as a solution to help feed the world’s population with care for our planet and people.
Many of us enjoy eating fish. It’s healthy and nutritious — and an affordable protein for our world’s rapidly growing population.
Today, 33% of wild fish stocks have reached their biological limit, thus seafood from wild catch will not be able to feed the world’s growing population. That is why more than half of fish eaten around the world comes from seafood farming, and this number is only increasing. The rapid growth of aquaculture can lead to poorly managed fish farms, water pollution, damage to local environments and poor working conditions. A lot is at stake, given that seafood provides livelihoods and an affordable protein for billions of people.
That’s why it is more important than ever for seafood farming to be done responsibly.
Our mission at ASC is to transform the industry towards environmental sustainability and social responsibility. We do this by setting strict standards for seafood and farms and deliver high assurance throughout the supply chain.
Certifying environmentally and socially responsible seafood.
We make an impact at every step, from water quality and responsible sourcing of feed to animal welfare and maintaining positive relationships with local communities. A farm’s seafood can only be sold in stores with the ASC label when ASC’s strict requirements have been met. Shopping for these products means you’ve made the most trusted seafood choice that was produced with care for people and our planet.
Every package of ASC labeled seafood is traceable back to ASC certified farms. We then reinvest income from ASC certified products and charitable donations to promote responsible seafood farming.
Sea Green. Be Green.
Today, ASC labeled seafood is available in more than 90 countries, thanks to the uptake of ASC with responsible farmers and businesses around the globe. But this is just the start. Every day, we work on further improving and innovating our program. This is how we can continue to deliver proven, measurable and meaningful impact on people and our planet.
Selecting products with the ASC label ensures more transparent, more traceable, more responsible seafood, from farm to fillet. Learn more about what goes on behind Our Sea Green Label here.
Our Vision
A world where aquaculture plays a major role in supplying food and social benefits for humanity while minimizing negative impacts on the environment.
Our Mission
To transform aquaculture towards environmental sustainability and social responsibility using efficient market mechanisms that create value across the chain.