Poland's Global Fish Gets ASC Certification for its Land-Based Tilapia Farm
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] January 14, 2016
Global Fish in central Poland has become the first recirculated aquaculture system (RAS) tilapia farm to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification against its Tilapia Standard.
A third party audit of Global Fish's operations by Control Union Peru found the company demonstrates good management practices in minimising adverse social and environmental impacts at their four hectare farm in Bońki, near Płońsk.
Global Fish supplies fresh tilapia to local markets within Poland and across Europe. The company's RAS system allows it to produce the fish on land, a change from how tilapia is traditionally farmed in Africa, Asia and Central America.
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