Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s South by Southwest Activations Champion Responsibly Farmed Seafood 

ASC’s initiatives included an immersive “Aloha Austin” tasting experience in collaboration with Blue Ocean Mariculture, followed by an expert panel discussion with industry leaders from New Seasons Market, Sushi Maki and Food Tank at the prestigious “All Things Food Summit at SXSW 2024” asking, “Can Seafood Be Sustainable?”  

Blue Ocean Mariculture Joins Sea Pact

August 10, 2023 Sea Pact

Sea Pact announced that Blue Ocean Mariculture has joined the organization as its newest member. Sea Pact is a pre-competitive collaboration of leading North American seafood companies with a mission to drive stewardship and continuous improvement of social, economic, and environmental responsibility throughout global seafood supply chains.  

ASC Brings Big Island Flavor to Philly’s Sustainable Seafood Scene

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) this week freshened up Philadelphia with a splash of Hawaii as it served responsibly raised seafood to the city’s choicest culinary connoisseurs.

Blue Ocean Mariculture CEO, Dick Jones, Joins Northwest Aquaculture Alliance Board of Directors

Kona, Hawaii-based Blue Ocean Mariculture is, at present, the only open-ocean finfish aquaculture producer operating within the United States. It is also the only fish farm operating in the USA to be certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) as environmentally and socially responsible.

First Finfish Farm in United States Achieves ASC Certification

Blue Ocean Mariculture has become the first ASC certified finfish farm in the US after achieving certification against the ASC Seriola and Cobia Standard at its Hawaii farm.