Growing concern over the environmental sustainability and social responsibility of food led to the creation of eco-labels. Eco-labels for seafood aim to provide consumers indicators of how the product was caught or produced, in order to convey the level of commitment to social-ecological values. They give consumers more information about what they are purchasing.
However, with the number of eco-labels out there, it can be difficult to understand what all these different labels mean. This talk gives a brief introduction to some common brands of seafood eco-labels and describes one of them, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), in more detail.
Phoebe Racine is a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Barbara in the Bren School. Her research focuses on aquaculture sustainability strategies. For two years before beginning her Ph.D., Phoebe worked at World Wildlife Fund on seafood certification, specifically the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. For more information, click here.
However, with the number of eco-labels out there, it can be difficult to understand what all these different labels mean. This talk gives a brief introduction to some common brands of seafood eco-labels and describes one of them, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), in more detail.
Phoebe Racine is a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Barbara in the Bren School. Her research focuses on aquaculture sustainability strategies. For two years before beginning her Ph.D., Phoebe worked at World Wildlife Fund on seafood certification, specifically the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. For more information, click here.