ASC is transitioning the way in which farm-related data are submitted. The new procedures will improve quality of data, require producers to act as stewards for their own data and permit accessibility for CABs to verify submissions. One of these key...

Biodiversity for food and agriculture comprises all the components of biodiversity that contribute to crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture – both wild and domesticated, and at genetic, species and ecosystem levels. It is...

Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting responsible aquaculture practices through advocacy, education, and demonstration. Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is the world’s most comprehensive...

Climate change is having a significant impact on the biology and ecology of fish stocks and aquaculture species and will affect the productivity within seafood supply chains in the future. The challenges are further amplified when actors within the...

This guide has been revised and updated in order to be adapted to the EU Implementing Regulation 2019/627. This work was carried out under the coordination of the EURLMB together with an advisory group of independent experts in microbiological...

The global COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2020 has undoubtedly had a large impact on fisheries and aquaculture communities. There are other, less dramatic challenges that can also create real difficulties for these communities, such as...

This document is the outcome of an update of the first edition of the Joint FAO and WHO Technical guidance for the development of the growing area aspects of Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation Programmes published in 2018. FAO has worked jointly with the FAO...

Acknowledging the need to build more sustainable aquatic animal health systems, the OIE launched its first Aquatic Animal Health Strategy in May 2021, at the occasion of its 88th General Session. This Strategy will improve aquatic animal health and...

This guide sets out the basic rules for farmers and processors on how to display the ASC logo on non-consumer facing (NCF) packaging. Non-consumer in this context means products sourced from an ASC certified producer that is packaged in bulk, sold as...

As of 2021, over forty-five countries worldwide are either implementing or approving marine spatial plans – and dozens more laying the foundation – moving away from isolated sectoral management to an integrated planning framework for their maritime...