New ASC Farm Standard serves salmon industry, not oceans
For immediate release: Across the globe, conservation groups from major salmon farming regions – Norway, Canada, Chile, Scotland, and Australia – have criticized the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) newly released Farm Standard for continuing to endorse irresponsible salmon farming practices that place wild fish and marine ecosystems at risk.
The ASC Farm Standard adopts Salmon Standard criteria that are either outdated or have been weakened over the last decade to accommodate industry ‘business as usual’ practices: