Aquaculture Stewardship Council

For other uses, see Stewardship council.

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is an independent non-profit organisation which sets a standard for sustainable aquaculture. It is comparable to the Marine Stewardship Council promoting and certifying sustainable fishing.^[1]

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council was founded in 2010 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH).^[2]

Notes and references

↑ (French) Conseil pour la bonne gestion de l'aquaculture, Migros (page visited on 14 November 2015).
↑ About the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, www.asc-aqua.org (page visited on 14 November 2015).

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Aquaculture Stewardship Council

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