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Tassal named second best in salmon farming

Tasmanian salmon producer, Tassal, has been named the world's second best salmon farming company in corporate, social and environmental reporting, according to seafoodintelligence.com.

Seafoodintelligence.com is an independent seafood market intelligence news and information service for international seafood stakeholders. It publishes a report annually to help key players and stakeholders (including environmental NGOs and retailers) assess the level of transparency and communication displayed by salmon farmers in regards to corporate, social and environmental sustainability.

This year, Tassal came in at second place, improving on its 3rd place ranking in 2012, and only beaten by Cermaq, based in Oslo, Norway.

The report’s authors said "Overall, Tassal has impressed us by its sustained improvement in the quality of its reporting. The publication last year of its first sustainability report has been welcomed. The second sustainability report published in June 2013 proves that this passion for sustainability communication is not a fad."

The report praised Tassal's work with WWF Australia and its aim to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification.

Tassal's head of sustainability, Linda Sams, said the company's second place ranking is testament to its commitment to sustainability reporting.

"Seafoodintelligence.com said our sustainability reporting can serve as one of the best examples to follow, for other ambitious salmon farmers aiming to become leaders in sustainability and responsible farming," she said.

Last year, Tassal became Australia's first salmon producer to achieve full Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification at farm level. In certifying salmon farms, The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) considers factors including community relations; worker safety and employee relations; sediment and water quality; storage and disposal of farm supplies and biosecurity and disease management.

 

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