Fisheries Management Scotland Position Statement on recent changes to ASC Standards
On 19th December key Missing Salmon Alliance member, Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS), published a Position Statement on recent changes made to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Certification Standards.
FMS take the view that these changes to certification standards around sea lice numbers are retrograde and do not provide adequate protection for wild fish.
They explained: “Fisheries Management Scotland and our members have invested time and effort in engaging with the ASC process, either directly with ASC, or by providing stakeholder input to individual farm assessments. Over the last two years, Fisheries Management Scotland have made several representations to ASC stating our fundamental opposition to this revised sea lice approach. It is disappointing and frustrating to see ASC approve this latest revision as it fundamentally undermines the integrity of the ASC scheme. Fisheries Management Scotland do not see ASC certification as a credible form of protecting wild fish.”
Read the full Fisheries Management Scotland’s Position Statement here.
As an Alliance of six organisations, we will build on the existing work of our partners and maximise our impact by taking a coordinated approach and vital action in order to halt and reverse the decline of wild Atlantic salmon.
The goal of the Missing Salmon Alliance is to build an evidence-base to influence national and international decision-makers to regulate activities that adversely impact wild Atlantic salmon.
The Missing Salmon Alliance
The MSA is comprised of the following members:
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Atlantic Salmon Trust, the Angling Trust with Fish Legal, The Rivers Trust and Fisheries Management Scotland.
https://www.missingsalmonalliance.org