ASC

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Australia’s leading seafood businesses are driving seafood sustainability forward, with both major retailers and producers setting new benchmarks in seafood supply and processing.

30th March 2026

Australian seafood leaders’ green agenda

30th March 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Marine industries across Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands are set to gain improved access to long-term sustainability financing after European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed to provide a €100 million loan to Icelandic lender Arion Bank.

19th February 2026

Arctic marine industries set for €100m EIB-backed financing

19th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has been officially classified as an Other Interest Group (OIG) and nominated to the Executive Committee of the Market Advisory Council (MAC), marking a important step in ASC’s…

12th February 2026

ASC appointed to EU Market Advisory Council’s Executive Committee

12th February 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The fifth edition of the Women in Ocean Food Latin America & Caribbean Innovation Studio has officially kicked off in La Paz, Mexico, bringing together women-led ocean food ventures from across the…

4th February 2026

Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio launches fifth Latin America & Caribbean cohort in Mexico

4th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has hailed 2025 a milestone year, with major advances achieved in responsible aquaculture, an expansion of its global partnerships and the strengthening of its certification programmes across…

10th December 2025

ASC celebrates landmark year of growth, innovation and global collaboration

10th December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has appointed Alison Hutchins as Producer Engagement Director, a new role created to strengthen collaboration with producers globally. 

19th November 2025

ASC appoints Producer Engagement Director

19th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has published its 2024 Impacts Report, revealing the progress and growth of ASC programmes globally, which have helped deliver a wide range of environmental and social improvements…

29th October 2025

New ASC Impacts Report depicts a year of global progress

29th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has confirmed that Loch Fyne has achieved ASC certification for its oyster farming operations on Scotland’s west coast. The certification offers assurance that Loch Fyne oysters are…

28th October 2025

Loch Fyne launches ASC-certified oysters

28th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sainsbury’s, New England Seafood International (NESI), Birds Eye, BioMar and Mowi were the big winners at the fifth annual Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) UK Awards, a joint ASC-Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) event,…

23rd October 2025

ASC announces UK aquaculture award winners

23rd October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has expanded its programme with the launch of Atlantic cod certification under the newly revised ASC Salmon and Cod Standard v1.5. Effective immediately, cod producers can now…

14th October 2025

Atlantic cod joins ASC programme

14th October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK retailer Co-op has confirmed plans to transition 100% of its standard own-brand fresh and frozen farmed seafood range to Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification by 2027 as part of its commitment…

14th October 2025

Co-op commits to 100% ASC across farmed seafood

14th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has once again been recognised as a leading ecolabel for responsibly farmed seafood, with independent Dutch organisation Milieu Centraal ranking it among the Top Ecolabels in its…

9th October 2025

ASC reaffirmed as top ecolabel by Dutch watchdog Milieu Centraal

9th October 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is set to launch Atlantic cod into its programme in the fourth-quarter of 2025, following a stakeholder consultation. 

25th September 2025

Farmed Atlantic cod joins certification programme

25th September 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has launched a 60-day public consultation on the potential inclusion of catfish species in its global certification programme.

18th September 2025

ASC proposes catfish certification expansion

18th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Both Songlilai Trading Enterprise Pte Ltd and Junshin Sushi Pte Ltd have been certified by DNV under the MSC and ASC Chain of Custody (CoC) standard. The certifications were formally awarded to…

16th September 2025

Songlilai, Junshin Sushi achieve MSC and ASC

16th September 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In a bid to transform the future of global aquaculture, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have released a new roadmap for landscape-level improvements in aquaculture.

6th August 2025

ASC, SFP launch aquaculture reform roadmap

6th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is inviting applications for two new members to join its Board of Trustees – one with a focus on NGO and social impact, and the other on…

24th July 2025

ASC seeks new board members and appoints technical advisors

24th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK retailer Iceland has confirmed it will eliminate the use of eyestalk ablation across its own-label shrimp supply chain by the end of 2027 and move to the use of electrical stunning,…

15th July 2025

Iceland Foods confirms new timetable for prawn welfare

15th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK fishers, seafood farmers, fish buyers and suppliers, as well as retailers and restaurateurs keen to champion their sustainability credentials, have six weeks to enter the 2025 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and…

15th July 2025

Nominations open for 2025 MSC, ASC awards

15th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Victory Farms has become the first tilapia farm in Kenya and Africa to participate in an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) under the Improver Programme by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

9th July 2025

Victory Farms joins ASC Improver Programme, setting benchmark for tilapia farming in Africa

9th July 2025