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ASC: SeaChoice criticism misleading, seeks to pre-emptively undermine sea lice work

SeaChoice has warned a report from Accreditation Services finds the ASC is 'probably putting at risk the program integrity' by granting exceptions that 'can change the original intent of the salmon standard'

By Undercurrent News | July 18, 2019 09:28 BST
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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has responded to the latest criticism from stakeholder SeaChoice over upcoming changes to its salmon standard, stating it includes "misleading inaccuracies and seeks to pre-emptively undermine the progress that will be made in addressing sea lice" [...]

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