SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
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Aquaculture Stewardship<br />
Council (ASC) Certification<br />
All Sites, Every Fish<br />
Tassal became the first<br />
Salmon aquaculture<br />
company in the world to<br />
achieve ‘gold standard’<br />
ASC certification across<br />
all farming operations<br />
during the reporting<br />
year, putting Tassal<br />
at the forefront of<br />
responsible global<br />
Salmon aquaculture.<br />
With global demand for seafood<br />
increasing, many of the world’s main<br />
fishing areas are being fished at<br />
maximum capacity, and according to<br />
the Food and Agriculture Organization<br />
of the United Nations (FAO), global<br />
aquaculture production will equal global<br />
capture production by 2030 (The World<br />
Bank, 2013).<br />
Aquaculture is the fastest growing<br />
animal food producing sector in the<br />
world, seeking to meet an ever growing<br />
demand for seafood, while reducing<br />
pressure on wild capture fisheries.<br />
Tassal has been moving towards<br />
reaching full ASC certification since<br />
2012, working in partnership with<br />
WWF-Australia to further develop its<br />
responsible aquaculture practices.<br />
WWF-Australia recognises ASC<br />
certification as the highest global<br />
standard available for responsibly<br />
farmed Seafood, providing credible,<br />
third-party validation for practices<br />
which reduce impacts on the<br />
marine environment, protects local<br />
surroundings and wildlife, and supports<br />
local communities.<br />
The ASC program promotes industry<br />
best practice to minimise the<br />
environmental and social footprint of<br />
commercial aquaculture. Through its<br />
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