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ASC Certification

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) promotes responsibly farmed seafood through its certification and labeling program. Working together with the aquaculture industry, seafood processors, retail and foodservice companies, scientists and conservation groups, it helps to guide the industry towards an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible future.

BAP Certification

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is a seafood specific certification program that addresses the four areas – environmental, social, food safety, animal health and welfare – at each step of the aquaculture production chain. Responsible and healthy approaches to feeding the world’s population are more critical now than ever before. As wild fisheries have reached their harvest capacities, aquaculture, also known as fish farming, is needed so future generations can continue to enjoy seafood.

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ASC

The ASC farm standards were developed by more than 2,000 stakeholders globally. The standard development process adheres to ISEAL’s Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards. The ASC standards focus on both the environmental and social impact of farming.

BAP

The Best Aquaculture Practices is the only third-party aquaculture certification program that encompasses the entire production chain, including the processing plant, farm, hatchery, and feed mill.

Environmentally

Farms must show that they actively minimize their impact on the surrounding natural environment. This extends to careful management of the fish health and resources.

Socially

Farms must be a good and conscientious neighbor; that means operating their farm in a socially responsible manner, caring for their employees and working with the local community.

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ASC

ASC salmon farmers minimize their impacts on the ecosystem, protect marine wildlife and safeguard vulnerable marine areas. The farmers restrict the use of antibiotics, they use more sustainable feed and monitor water quality and fish health. The ASC certified farmers not only take care of their salmon, but also ensure good working conditions for their employees and care about local communities.

Here’s what makes ASC certified salmon a responsible choice:

Biodiversity
Feed
Pollution
Diseases
Social
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Biodiversity

ASC certified salmon farms minimize impacts on the local ecosystem in a number of ways, such as the development and implementation of an impact assessment to protect birds, marine mammals and sensitive habitats, protection of the ecological quality of the seabed, ensuring farms are not sited in High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) and minimising fish escapes to an absolute minimum. All lethal incidents with wildlife must be made publically available.

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Feed

ASC certified salmon farms minimize impacts on the local ecosystem in a number of ways, such as the development and implementation of an impact assessment to protect birds, marine mammals and sensitive habitats, protection of the ecological quality of the seabed, ensuring farms are not sited in High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) and minimising fish escapes to an absolute minimum. All lethal incidents with wildlife must be made publically available.

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Pollution

ASC certified salmon farms minimize impacts on the local ecosystem in a number of ways, such as the development and implementation of an impact assessment to protect birds, marine mammals and sensitive habitats, protection of the ecological quality of the seabed, ensuring farms are not sited in High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) and minimising fish escapes to an absolute minimum. All lethal incidents with wildlife must be made publically available.

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Diseases

ASC certified salmon farms minimize impacts on the local ecosystem in a number of ways, such as the development and implementation of an impact assessment to protect birds, marine mammals and sensitive habitats, protection of the ecological quality of the seabed, ensuring farms are not sited in High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) and minimising fish escapes to an absolute minimum. All lethal incidents with wildlife must be made publically available.

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Social

ASC certified salmon farms minimize impacts on the local ecosystem in a number of ways, such as the development and implementation of an impact assessment to protect birds, marine mammals and sensitive habitats, protection of the ecological quality of the seabed, ensuring farms are not sited in High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) and minimising fish escapes to an absolute minimum. All lethal incidents with wildlife must be made publically available.

BAP Pillars

Environmental Responsibility
Animal Health & Welfare
Social Accountability
Food Safety
Traceability
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Environmental Responsibility

Compliance with standards that address such issues as habitat conservation, water quality and effluents.

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Animal Health & Welfare

Best practices in animal husbandry, addressing such issues as disease control.

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Social Accountability

Ensuring producers are following best practices in human rights, labor laws, and employee health and safety.

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Food Safety

Assurance that no banned antibiotics or other chemicals are used and that all approved chemical treatments are carried out in a responsible fashion.

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Traceability

BAP has a chain-of-custody traceability process that’s an integral part of the program.

Why do the ASC and BAP matter?

ASC

Farms that meet the ASC standards deliver real benefits: a cleaner seabed, cleaner water and healthier fish. They also help to preserve local biodiversity, and work in a way that supports their community.

Through chain of custody certification, you can be sure that ASC labelled seafood can be traced back through every step of the supply chain to a well-managed farm that meets the strict requirements of the ASC standards.

Visit asc-aqua.org for more detailed information.

BAP

The BAP program uses a star system to represent each part of the farmed seafood supply chain, which includes the processing plant, farm, hatchery, and feed mill.

Links are important because the information provided by facilities is used to highlight the facility’s multi-star chain so customers can understand where the product originated from. A plant that is four-star capable should have valid links to at least one certified farm, hatchery, and feed mill.

Links are used to show how a product flows through this chain, from one BAP-certified facility to another. Learn more at www.bapcertification.org

All MOWI products meet the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s global standars for responsibly farmed seafood.

Miami ASC-C00847, Dallas ASC-C01901, Maine ASC-C01563

MOWI BAP products are processed in one of two facilities using raw material from Chile and Canada. The standard rating for MOWI is 3 stars.

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