Global Collaboration for increased sustainability
Aquaculture has taken the initiative to increase sustainability in many areas. The world's largest fish farm operator has entered into a joint initiative to achieve substantial and tangible progress towards more sustainable growth and production.
Principles for increased sustainability
The backdrop to many of the standards in use today for sustainability was established in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. This is where Agenda 21 - an action plan for the 21st century - was adopted. The industrialised part of the world was given special responsibility for a more sustainable pattern of production and consumption. It is still the case that the wealthy part of the world accounts for a quarter of the world's population, but uses three quarters of the world's resources.
The UN's food programme
GSI is working together with FAO, which is the UN's special body for increasing food safety, improving nutrition and increasing living standards. The aim of the collaboration is to further develop sustainable aquaculture with increased efficiency to establish a substantial source of nourishment with broad distribution in the fight against malnutrition.
Certified as sustainable
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has been set up by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and the IDH (Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative) to administer international standards for sustainable aquaculture. ASC standards for seven types of seafood have been successfully launched until end September 2016 while four other standards are in development (Seriola/Cobia, Feed, Seaweed and Marine finfish). The first certificates were awarded in 2012 and by the end of September 2016, 318 farms have been certified to be in accordance with ASC standards.
AWR – The Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund
The foundation was set up in 2015 to finance and promote research into the ecosystem in Antarctica. BioMar is a gold sponsor of the project and uses krill from Antarctica that is harvested by Aker BioMarine. The catch is certified by the MSC in line with extra stringent principles for resource management.
Principles for increased sustainability
The backdrop to many of the standards in use today for sustainability was established in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. This is where Agenda 21 - an action plan for the 21st century - was adopted. The industrialised part of the world was given special responsibility for a more sustainable pattern of production and consumption. It is still the case that the wealthy part of the world accounts for a quarter of the world's population, but uses three quarters of the world's resources.
