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Sustainably Fed

Our supplier farms have worked for many years with feed manufacturer Skretting to develop a high quality and sustainable micro balanced diet.

Composition: 

The feed is made up of approximately 40% protein (the building blocks for muscle development) 30% fat (oils providing the energy for growth) and 30% carbohydrate (energy and feed structure). The farms maintain a higher protein to fat ratio than most salmonid diets to ensure a lean fillet with a lower fat content.

The majority of the protein and oil contained in the diet comes from vegetable sources (70%). However, as the natural diet of trout is fish and insects it is critical that marine sourced protein and oil is included to provide a balanced diet and a palatable feed.

Protein: 85% of the protein content is sourced from sustainably grown vegetable proteins such as soy protein concentrate (Proterra certified deforestation free, GM free), faba beans (EU sourced, GM free), wheat and corn glutens (certified GM free). The remaining 15% of the protein content comes from MarinTrust certified sustainably sourced fish meal primarily from trimmings. 

Fat: This content comes from MarinTrust sustainably sourced fish oil, primarily from trimming, and rapeseed oil (Certified GM free). It is the fish oil which contains the Omega 3 unsaturated fats so important in a healthy diet for both fish and people.

Carbohydrate: This content comes from cereals including wheat. All vegetable content in the diet comes from GM free crops.

 

Fish Meal and Fish Oil from Trimmings

In Q1-Q3 in 2024 99.92% of fishmeal and 98.6% of fish oil in our supplier farms' feed came from trimmings sourced in Northern France i.e. a waste product from fish caught sustainably in UK and EU waters for human consumption.
The very small volume of wild captured fishmeal and fish oil included in the feed is from MarinTrust certified sustainably managed fisheries.
The Forage Fish Dependancy Ratio (FFDR) is used to assess the amount of fishmeal and fish oil in a feed that originates from wild caught stock. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has taken the strongest stance on FFDr requiring members to have an FFDr of no more than 1.5 for fishmeal and 2.95 for fish oil.  In Q1-Q3 2024 our diet had an FFDr of 0.004 for fishmeal and 0.02 for fish oil.
 

The Importance of Pigment

Wild salmon and sea trout build up a pink pigment in the flesh called asthaxanthin, a carotenoid ingested when they feed on small crustaceans, krill and algae at sea. Asthaxanthin is an important antioxidant and provides protein and nutrients to the fish.

Panaferd derives from naturally occuring asthaxanthin in the microorganism Paracoccus Carotinifaciens and has the identical isomeric form to that found in wild salmon and sea trout. The supplement is approved for use in organic feeds and is included in our trout diet to ensure the health of the fish and the natural colour of the fillets. Find out more about Panaferd here.

CERTIFICATES:

MarinTrust Responsibly Supplied Chain of Custody

MarinTrust Standard for Responsible Supply of Marine Ingredients

Global Gap Certificate of Compliance

Global Gap GM Free Certificate

Proterra Foodchain Certification

OQUALIM  Feed Supply Certificate