Trout are carnivores and the fish feed for this reason contains a lot of fish mealfish meal:
Fishmeal is, together with fishoil, a very important ingredient used in fishfeed for aquaculture production. Fishmeal is derived from wild-caught fish which are often not caught sustainably. and fish oilfish oil:
Fishoil is, together with fishmeal, a very important ingredient used in fishfeed for aquaculture production. Fishoil is derived from wild-caught fish which are often not caught sustainably. which is made from wild-caught fish. With organic trout, the ingredients in the feed come from a sustainable source.
Organic trout are raised in pondsPonds:
A cultivation technique whereby fish is cultivated in ponds. This happens extensively (without additional feed) and intensive (with additional feed supplements). and racewaysRaceways:
A culture technique in which water is led from a higher point to a culture basin. From here it flows through to the drain. This water must be properly purified or it may have negative effects on the environment.. The fish have more room to swim compared to non-organic farmed trout. Organic certification requires reducing negative impacts on the environment. So does the use of drugs; the administration of antibiotics and hormones is prohibited.
There are a number of labels for organic trout in Europe. The best known are the German “NaturlandNaturland certification:
The German Naturland is an association of organic farmers who develop standards for organic agriculture and sustainable fishing. Their standards take ecological, social and economic factors into account.” and the English “Soil-association. Hallmarks and fish that meet the European standard of organic fish can be recognized by the European organic sign.