Three more Lerøy Aurora farms have been certified against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard and were awarded at the Seafood Expo Global last week.

The farms have taken the total number of ASC-certified salmon farms to eight

The farms have taken the total number of ASC-certified salmon farms to eight

The two latest Lerøy Aurora farms join three existing Lerøy certified operations, two certified Marine Harvest farms in Norway and Tassal’s site in Australia. The number of ASC-certified salmon farms is now eight in total.

An additional 11 farms in Norway, Australia, Canada and Chile are also awaiting the outcome of their assessments.

At a joint ceremony hosted by Lerøy Seafood Group and classification society Bureau Veritas, which carried out the assessments, Gudrun Gunnarsdottir, quality coordinator, Lerøy Aurora, said: “Gaining certification against the ASC Salmon Standard provides the guarantee to our customers that our fish has been produced with minimal environmental and social impacts.”

“The market response since the launch of the ASC salmon programme has been phenomenal. I am pleased to see it continue growing. The rapid expansion secures the availability of ASC certified salmon, which means consumers can now enjoy responsibly farmed certified salmon globally,” added Chris Ninnes, CEO, ASC.

At the ceremony, the three Lerøy Aurora operations: Årøya, Gourtesjohka and Solheim farms were presented with their official certificates.

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