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The ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard establishes guidelines for sustainable and socially responsible seaweed harvesting and farming practices, addressing both environmental and social impacts. It requires operations to maintain sustainable wild populations, minimize environmental impacts, and promote social responsibility while ensuring effective management. This global standard aims to enhance the health of natural environments and support local communities involved in seaweed production.

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The ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard establishes guidelines for sustainable and socially responsible seaweed harvesting and farming practices, addressing both environmental and social impacts. It requires operations to maintain sustainable wild populations, minimize environmental impacts, and promote social responsibility while ensuring effective management. This global standard aims to enhance the health of natural environments and support local communities involved in seaweed production.

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Addressing environmental

and social impacts


The ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard
addresses both environmental and
social aspects of sustainability.

Seaweed operations have been associated with a


• Environmentally, seaweed operations must
number of environmental impacts, such as effects
show that any impact on the surrounding natural
on water movement, the physical structure of
environment is sustainable.
terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and changes in
water quality, primary and secondary productivity • Socially, seaweed operations must be managed
and native fisheries. in a socially responsible manner, care for their
The ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard sets a number employees and work with the local community.

The ASC-MSC
of requirements for sustainable and socially Seaweed producers must also be good and
responsible seaweed harvesting and farming conscientious neighbours.
practices, thereby contributing to the health of the

Seaweed Standard
Certified seaweed producers ensure their
natural environment and supporting workers and
operations are sustainable by:
local communities.
The standard applies globally to all locations and
scales of seaweed operations, including both wild
harvest and cultured seaweed production.

1. Maintaining 2. Minimising 3. Ensuring


sustainable wild environmental effective
populations impacts management

4. Promoting 5. Strengthening
social community relations
responsibility and interaction

Contact details
For more information about the
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ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard visit


www.asc-aqua.org/seaweed-standard,

©David Loftus
or contact [email protected]
A joint Seaweed 5 guiding principles Effective management:
Seaweed harvesting and farming operations must have an

Standard Sustainable wild populations:


effective management system in place that respects local,
national and international laws and standards. Beyond the
legal framework, operators are required to review farm/
Seaweed harvesting and farming must be conducted
fishery specific objectives, decision-making processes and
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) in a manner that does not lead to depletion of the
compliance and enforcement arrangements.
exploited wild populations. For depleted populations,
and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) harvesting operations must be conducted in a
have created a joint standard for certifying manner that demonstrably leads to their recovery. Social responsibility:
global seaweed operations. Where appropriate, stock status, harvest strategy and Seaweed harvesting and farming activities are required to
the genetic impact of the assessment site on the wild operate in a socially responsible manner. Operators must
stock are also assessed. ensure that workers are protected from harmful practices
including child labour, any degree of forced labour or
With global seaweed production increasing along Environmental impacts: discrimination, while supported in their rights to collective
with demand for certification, the MSC and ASC Seaweed harvesting and farming activities must allow bargaining, fair disciplinary practices, health and safety,
recognise the importance of having a standard for the maintenance of the structure, productivity, fair and decent wages, and appropriate working hours.
that rewards sustainable seaweed production and function and diversity of the ecosystem (including Environmental training must also be provided.
provides a benchmark for improvement. habitat and associated dependent and ecologically
Community relations and interaction:
related species) on which the activity depends.
The joint seaweed standard promotes environmentally Seaweed operations must also adhere to criteria Seaweed harvesting and farming activities must operate in
sustainable and socially responsible operations related to habitat, ecosystem structure and function, a manner that minimises impacts on other farms, activities
by providing incentives for improvement. Seaweed species status, species management, waste and communities. Operations must adhere to strict
operations that meet the standards gain the right management and pollution control, energy efficiency, requirements regulating the appropriate positioning and
to sell their products bearing the ASC-MSC label. disease and pest management practices, and orientation of farms or water-based structures, identification
This gives operations a public endorsement of their introduced species management. and recovery of substantial gear, good management of
responsible practices, and gives consumers the noise, light and odour, and the proper decommissioning
reassurance that they’re making an ethical purchase. of abandoned farms or other water-based structures.

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About The expansion of
million seaweed farming in
metric tropical developing
countries could have
tons large positive impacts on
of seaweed and other algae local poverty, ecosystem
are harvested annually with management and climate
a value of almost $6 billion1 change mitigation2
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) World Bank Group

1 http://www.intrafish.com/news/1386908/asc-msc-unveil-joint-standard 2 http://documents.
worldbank.org/curated/en/947831469090666344/Seaweed-aquaculture-for-food-security-
income-generation-and-environmental-health-in-Tropical-Developing-Countries

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