The first shrimp farm has entered into assessment against the ASC Shrimp Standard for well-managed and responsible farms.

The first shrimp farm has entered into assessment against the ASC Shrimp Standard

The first shrimp farm has entered into assessment against the ASC Shrimp Standard

Shrimp producer, Quoc Viet supplies customers from the US, Japan, EU, Australia, Canada, Korea, South East Asia and other countries. In 2013 the company supplied 15,000mt of shrimp and it aims to increase that to 20,000t in 2014.

“For us as a family business it is fundamental that our farming systems are operating responsibly with minimal environmental and social impacts. It’s the right thing to do,” said Ngo Quoc Tuan, Vice President, Quoc Viet.

Vietnam is the third biggest exporter of farmed shrimp globally, and around 90% of its total volume is exported. The business, based in Camau Province Vietnam, has been working with WWF Vietnam to support small scale shrimp farms in improving their own operations as they aim to also achieve ASC certification.

Quoc Viet’s farm audit is due to take in June and will be carried out by an independent third party certifier, Control Union.

Since Quoc Viet entered assessment, three more shrimp farms have also entered the ASC programme. The three farms, based in Ecuador, belong to the family-owned company Omarsa, and these audits are also scheduled for June.

The ASC Shrimp Standard was handed over earlier this year following an extensive period of development involving many stakeholders globally.

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