As 2015 came to a close, British Columbia achieved two more certifications by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).
Two of Marine Harvest Canada’s Port Hardy farm sites - Duncan Island and Doyle Island - are the latest salmon farms to attain ASC certification. Collectively, salmon farming companies in British Columbia have achieved five ASC certifications throughout 2015 – furthering their commitment to achieve 100% ‘Gold Standard’ third-party certification by 2020.
“Members of the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) continue to demonstrate their progress towards world leading practices,” said BCSFA executive director, Jeremy Dunn. “They have made great strides this year to validate their commitment in achieving third party certification and will continue to do so into the future.”
By 2020, BC aims to be the first region in the world to be certified by ‘Gold Standard’ environmental programs, which includes having all farm-raised Atlantic salmon ASC certified. British Columbia is the first and only salmon farming region to have all of its Atlantic salmon certified by the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices program. The province is also home to North America’s first certified organic chinook producer Creative Salmon.
