The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched a new program to facilitate accessibility of the standard by helping producers that are not yet ready for certification to improve their practices and mitigate their environmental and social impacts.
The ASC Improver Programme (AIP) will also provide support to help more farmers update their practices even if they decide not to attain ASC certification.
“Until now there has not been guidance for producers on how to improve their practices so they can meet the requirements in the ASC standards, but the Improver Programme will help to bridge that gap,” said Roy van Daatselaar, producer support manager at ASC.
