Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
Jill Swasey currently serves as the Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), a position held since April 2020, where leadership of a multidisciplinary team focuses on enhancing information use and management to demonstrate impact aligned with ASC's mission. Prior to this role, Jill worked at MRAG Americas, Inc. from February 2005 to March 2020, initially as a Marine Scientist and subsequently as the Director of the Fisheries Technical Division, providing scientific consulting on fisheries policy, management, and sustainability, while leading multidisciplinary project teams. Earlier experience includes a position as a Writing Fellow and a Laboratory Technician at the University of New Hampshire, complemented by a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the same institution.
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Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
ASC is the acronym for Aquaculture Stewardship Council, an independent not for profit organisation. The ASC was founded in 2010 by WWF and IDH (Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative) to manage global standards for responsible aquaculture, which have been developed by the Aquaculture Dialogues, a program of roundtables initiated and coordinated by WWF. What is the ASC The ASC aims to be the world's leading certification and labelling programme for responsibly farmed seafood. The ASC is a global organisation working with aquaculture producers, seafood processors, retail and foodservice companies, scientists, conservation groups and the public to promote the best environmental and social choice in seafood. The ASC's aquaculture certification programme and seafood label recognises and rewards responsible aquaculture. What the ASC does Working with partners, the ASC runs an exciting and ambitious programme to transform the world's seafood markets and promote the best environmental and social aquaculture performance. Our standards seek to increase the availability of certified responsible seafood. The ASC's credible consumer logo assures compliance and makes it easy for everyone to take part.