Accreditation Services International (ASI) approved an extension to its scope of accreditation to allow food safety and sustainably specialist Acoura Marine to certify bivalve farms against the Aquaculture Stewardship Council Standard (ASC).

The ASC Bivalve Standard applies globally to all locations and scales of filter-feeding bivalve aquaculture production systems.

Acoura are a specialist supplier of third party assessment and certification to the international aquaculture and fisheries sectors covering a range of standards focusing on provenance, environment, product quality, industry best practice and sustainable production.

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