Indicators 4.4

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Indicators 4.4

by Contact on 30 October 2026

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Description

4.4.1

The UoC shall only use therapeutants as prescribed by a registered veterinarian or aquatic animal health professional.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

4.4.2

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4.4.3

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4.4.4

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4.4.5

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4.4.6

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4.4.7

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4.4.8

Indicator applicability: every UoC using antibiotic treatments

The UoC shall monitor for antibiotic resistance by carrying out antibiotic sensitivity testing either:

  1. before or during each antibiotic treatment; or

  2. at a frequency determined through a documented risk assessment.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

4.4.9

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4.4.10

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4.4.11

Indicator applicability: every UoC using antiparasitic treatments except for marine salmonids in cages treated for sea lice

The UoC shall investigate the root cause when an antiparasitic treatment does not produce the expected efficacy and shall implement appropriate corrective actions to improve the efficacy of subsequent treatments.

Applicable to

Cages
Other – water based

Brackish/Marine water

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Salmonids – marine
Abalone
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

4.4.12

The UoC shall not use any antimicrobials listed as Authorised for use in Humans Only by the World Health Organisation (WHO)114114https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241515528 at any stage in the lifecycle of the product.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Abalone
Catfish
Cod
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

4.4.13

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4.4.14

The UoC shall adhere to species-specific limits on antibiotic118118Crustaceans treated with antibiotics are not eligible for ASC certification. treatments, according to Appendix 2 (2.5)119119An exemption applies where there is no species-specific metric listed in Appendix 2..

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

4.4.15

The UoC shall adhere to species-specific limits on parasiticide treatments120120The following substances are exempt from this Indicator: freshwater and hydrogen peroxide (seabass, seabream, meagre, seriola, cobia, flatfish and tropical marine fish); formaldehyde (flatfish, seabass, seabream, meagre, seriola and cobia only)., according to Appendix 2 (2.5).121121An exemption applies where there is no species-specific metric listed in Appendix 2.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

4.4.16

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4.4.17

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4.4.18

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4.4.19

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