We were previously in correspondence with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) in 2023 pertaining to our investigation into China’s seafood processing industry.
We are contacting you now regarding our ongoing investigation into aquaculture and the global fishmeal and fish oil industry, which has uncovered an array of industry-wide environmental and human rights concerns. These concerns date from between 2018 and the present, and they pertain to events or conditions on land or at sea.
The ASC is one of the most popular certification programs for farmed seafood. Nongovernmental organizat…
Thank you for sending your inquiries.
I have just returned from holiday and had an out-of-office message in place, which included a request to redirect urgent matters to a colleague. Unfortunately, as a result, I won’t be able to meet today’s deadline and would like to kindly request an extension, if possible.
I would also appreciate a bit more context on how my responses will be used, including the platform or media where they will be published. Could you please share some additional details?
Thank you for your understanding. I look forward to your response.
Please see attached our response to your enquiry.
You will note it is quite detailed, but these are complex issues which are not easy to discuss succinctly! Please do come back with any further questions or if you would like more detail on any aspect of the response.
Are you investigating the feed standards of other farmed seafood certification programmes as part of your research?
The attached document read: ASC Response to Susan Ryan: Outlaw Ocean Project, 9 January 2026
Summary
Transforming aquaculture into a more responsible industry is a long-term, complex undertaking. Lasting progre…
I hope you are doing well and that you have received our responses in good order.
Please find below a few links that I believe may be helpful for your research on marine ingredients in feed.
Spotlight on Marine Ingredients in the ASC Feed Standard – ASC-hosted webinar inviting Marintrust in the panel
I also wanted to ask whether you have an anticipated timeline for the release of…
Thanks for checking in and for sending on those additional links. Thanks also to your colleague Gaynyr for sending us those detailed responses on January 9. We will come back to you if we have any further questions for the ASC. Regarding publication: We do not currently have a sense of the timeline. Apologies.