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Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Aquaculture Stewardship Council logo

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) offers standards for aquaculture and for the seafood chain of custody.

The standards are being developed by the Aquaculture Dialogues in compliance with the guidelines for standard setting established by the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling Alliance (ISEAL).

The certification according to these standards will be in the hands of independent, third-party, accredited certifiers.

The ASC standards seek to increase the availability of certified sustainable seafood. In 2012, the ASC will launch a credible consumer label that assures compliance and will make it easy for everyone to take part.

Learn more: Aquaculture Stewardship Council websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Aquaculture Stewardship Council's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party).

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Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Member of

ISEAL

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.


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  • Social and environmental attributes
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Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

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  • Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

  • Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

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  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 2012

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Food


Where this ecolabel is found
Unknown



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Last updated: 19 March 2020