Woolworths concerned by claims salmon certification scheme ‘may not be fit for purpose’

Supermarket closely reviewing' report that found the certification system failed to prevent a mass fish kill in Tasmania

Supermarket giant Woolworths says it is concerned by claims an environmental certification scheme used to assess the Tasmanian salmon it sells may not be fit for purpose".

The comments were in response to an independent report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that found an Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification system had failed to prevent a mass fish kill in Macquarie Harbour, on the state's west coast, in 2018 because it was not designed to identify and address potential threats before they occurred.