Eligibility
Any aquaculture producer who farms one of the species covered by the ASC standards can take part in the ASC certification program.
Pre-assessments
SCS offers pre-assessments for the following ASC standards:
- Abalone
- Bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters and scallops)
- Freshwater Trout
- Pangasius
- Salmon
- Shrimp
- Tilapia
Full-assessments
SCS is accredited to perform full-assessments for ASC Salmon, Abalone, Tilapia and Bivalves, and is currently a formal applicant for the ASC Shrimp standard. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming certified against additional ASC standards.
Accreditation (the ability to issue certificates) is open for the ASC Salmon, Pangasius and Tilapia standards. Accreditation for the bivalves, abalone, shrimp and freshwater trout standards is expected to open soon. SCS will make accreditation decisions according to demand. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming certified against any of these standards.
Certification Criteria
To receive certification, a client fishery must meet or exceed the minimum standards for legality, including: land and water usage; pollution and waste management; genetics and biodiversity, feed management; health management, veterinary medicines and chemicals; and social accountability.
Complementary Services
SCS also offers the convenience of combined Seafood Chain of Custody audits with HACCP based (hazard analysis critical control point) inspections through our seafood safety auditing programs.
Fisheries may be certified under the Marine Stewardship Council Standards.