The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)'s updated salmon standard -- version 1.4 -- contains a specific scope on sea lice management that the organizations said will lead to more robustness in sampling and monitoring "and immediate remedy action when needed".
"The potential impact of sea lice on wild salmonid populations as well as farmed fish is an issue for the salmon industry. The revised requirements under criterion 3.1 address these concerns by establishing best practices in managing potential disease and parasite risks linked to sea lice."
A series of significant changes to the previous requirements have been made, said ASC [...]
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