水产养殖中的抗生素
阻止养鱼户将抗生素用作预防措施，有助于遏制抗生素耐药性的传播——这是对人类健康最大的风险之一。
ASC 不允许的一种做法是滥用抗生素。禁止预防性使用抗生素有助于遏制抗生素耐药性的传播，而抗生素耐药性在人类身上已被认定为21 世纪最大的健康挑战之一。在许多不同的农业领域，人们为了在疾病发生前进行预防或促进生长，会不当使用抗生素——就像人类有时也会不当使用抗生素一样。但抗生素使用得越多，细菌对其产生耐药性的可能性就越大，这意味着只有在绝对必要时才能使用抗生素。ASC 的这项禁令也鼓励养殖户采用更负责任的方式预防疾病、维护鱼类健康。
ASC 标准要求养鱼户限制抗生素的使用，并监测水质和鱼类健康。ASC 认证的虾养殖户不得在贴有 ASC 标识的虾身上使用任何抗生素。只有在合格的兽医或鱼类健康专业人员确诊疾病后，ASC 认证的养殖场才允许使用抗生素／药物，其中包括合法授权的药物。
除了这些规定外，还有一些抗生素绝不能在任何 ASC 认证养殖场中使用。这些是被世界卫生组织（WHO）列为”极重要”的抗生素。世界卫生组织认定，这些抗生素对人类医学至关重要，因此必须避免过度使用，以防止细菌产生耐药性的风险。这也是 ASC 认证养殖场在任何情况下都绝不能使用这类治疗手段的原因。
ASC 认证的养殖场必须为其养殖鱼类制定一套更全面的健康计划，涵盖水产养殖场下方良好的生物多样性、养殖鱼类的存活与健康状况、水体过滤、鱼苗的来源与状态等方面。通过推行这种鱼类健康的整体化管理方式，养殖场可以减少对抗生素的依赖。
奖励负责任的养殖户：认准这个标志！
如果你和我们一样，只想购买和食用由负责任用药的养殖户精心培育的海鲜产品，那么在购物和外出就餐时，只需留意水产养殖管理委员会（ASC）的标志即可。如果看不到这个标志——不妨问问原因。
Antibiotics in Seafood Farming
Stopping fish farmers from using antibiotics as a preventive measure helps curb the spread of antibiotic resistance — one of the greatest risks to human health.
One practice ASC does not allow is the misuse of antibiotics. Banning the preventive use of antibiotics helps curb the spread of antibiotic resistance, which has been identified as one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st century. Across many areas of agriculture, antibiotics are sometimes misused to prevent disease before it occurs or to promote growth — just as humans sometimes misuse them. But the more antibiotics are used, the more likely bacteria are to develop resistance, which means antibiotics should only be used when absolutely necessary. This ASC ban also encourages farmers to adopt more responsible methods of disease prevention and fish health management.
ASC standards require fish farmers to restrict antibiotic use and monitor water quality and fish health. ASC-certified shrimp farmers may not use any antibiotics on shrimp carrying the ASC label. Antibiotics/medications may only be used on an ASC-certified farm after a qualified veterinarian or fish health professional has diagnosed a disease, and only with legally authorized drugs.
In addition to these rules, certain antibiotics may never be used on any ASC-certified farm. These are antibiotics classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “critically important” for human medicine. The WHO has determined that these antibiotics are essential for treating humans, so overuse must be avoided to prevent the risk of bacteria becoming resistant. This is why ASC-certified farms are never permitted to use such treatments under any circumstances.
ASC-certified farms must also implement a more comprehensive health plan for their farmed fish, covering biodiversity beneath the farm, the survival and health of farmed fish, water filtration, and the source and condition of fingerlings. By taking this holistic approach to fish health, farms can reduce their reliance on antibiotics.
Reward responsible farmers — look for the logo!
If, like us, you only want to buy and eat seafood raised by farmers who use medication responsibly, simply look for the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) logo when shopping or dining out. If you don’t see it — ask why.