Aquaculture

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  Salmon - Approximately 500 people, including those representing more than half of global salmon production, are participating in the salmon Dialogue. The last public comment period for the draft Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue standards began in May 2011. The comment period for the English version ended on June 14, 2011 but the comment period for the Spanish version is open until June 30, 2011. All input will be used by the Dialogue’s Steering Committee to finalize the standards this year. Learn more.
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  Shrimp - Principles adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are the framework for the shrimp Dialogue's draft standards, which were posted for the first 60-day public comment period in March 2010. Feedback received is being used by the Dialogue's Global Steering Committee to update the document, which will be posted for the last public comment period during the fourth quarter of 2010. Final standards are expected by early 2011. Learn more
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  Tilapia - Standards for tilapia farming were finalized in December 2009. They were the first set of standards developed through the Aquaculture Dialogues process. The standards address such potential impacts as chemicals being released into the water and non-native tilapia escaping from farms. Learn more
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  Pangasius - Standards for pangasius farming were finalized in August 2010. Most of the 600-plus Dialogue participants were from Vietnam, which is where the majority of the world’s farmed pangasius is produced. Learn more
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  Bivalve - Standards for farmed clams, mussels, scallops and oysters were finalized in August 2010. More than 300 people helped develop the standards, which address such issues as the introduction of exotic pests and pathogens into the ocean and bays, as well as conflicts that sometimes arise with neighboring communities over the shared use of coastal resources. Learn more
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  Seriola/Cobia -  This Dialogue, which began in February 2009, will develop standards for cobia and three types of Seriola (S. rivoliana, S. quinqueradiata and S. lalandi). Learn more
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  Abalone - Standards for abalone were finalized in October 2010. The standards address such impacts as the transfer of diseases to other aquatic species, the destruction of habitat to create farms, water pollution and unfair wages for farm workers. Learn more

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  Freshwater Trout - The final comment period for the draft freshwater trout aquaculture standards began May 18, 2011 and will end June 18, 2011. All feedback received will be used by the Dialogue's Steering Committee to finalize the standards this year. Learn more

For more information, please contact us at aquacultureinfo@wwfus.org