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Welcome to the ASC Feed Certification Programme

The ASC Feed Standard: redefining responsible feed for aquaculture

Navigate, search and filter through the parts of the ASC Feed Standard that you are interested in. Helpful links will explain significant vocabulary, display relevant footnotes and guide you to important interpretations of the criteria.

The ASC Resource Hub provides access to all data submission templates, tools, supporting documents and helpful resources in one place.

The ‘How to use‘ page guides you through how to use this platform.

ASC Feed Standard V1.1 (released 1 May 2025) no longer comes into effect on 1 November 2025 but will be superseded by ASC Feed Standard V1.2 which is due for release 19 December 2025, effective and mandatory on 2 February 2026. Find out more here.

Any feed mill audits announced on or after this effective and mandatory date must be against ASC Feed Standard V1.2 and will be audited in conjunction with the new ASC Farm and Feed CAR v1.0.

In the interim period, ASC feed audits shall continue to be conducted against the ASC Feed Standard V1.0.1 and with the Feed CAR and RUoC V1.0.1. 

The ASC Feed Standard

The ASC Feed Standard tackles the biggest potential impacts of aquaculture; the production of aquafeed

To set targets and make progress towards more responsible feed – and more responsible seafood farming – greater traceability, transparency and supply chain collaboration is required.

Through ensuring every ingredient used is risk assessed, the ASC Feed Standard is accelerating progress towards more sustainable seafood and helping feed companies develop and embed more resilient, future-looking strategies.

ASC certified feed mills:

  • Reduce environmental, carbon footprint and biodiversity impacts
  • Improve lives, livelihoods and communities
  • Encourage fisheries to improve their practices
  • Achieve deforestation and land conversion free targets
  • Drive industry change through having a direct influence on upstream suppliers and downstream customers
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Learn more about the ASC Feed Standard