• The general principles are applicable to the production of culinary fish.
• Only native fish species adapted to regional conditions are to be raised.
• The entire fish farm must be engaged in organic fish production.
• Parallel production of organic and non-organic fish is not permitted.
• Use of genetically modified or triploid fish is not prohibited.
• Use of antibiotics, growth promoters, or hormones must not be fed to parent and young stock.

FOR SALMONIDES AND OTHER CARNIVOROUS FISH SPECIES:

• The addition of fish meal and fish oil is permitted.
• Fish meal/oil must be derived either from residues from the processing of culinary fish or from provably sustainable fishing.

• Aquaculture facilities must not be fertilized.
• Use of pest control agents is prohibited.
• Use of raw materials from the same species as feed is not permitted.
• Ingredients that are genetically modified or produced using genetic modification are not permitted.
• The feed ration for carnivorous species of aquaculture animals can contain a maximum of 60% plant products.

Feed raw materials from wild fish can be used in KRAV-certified production under the following conditions:

• Wild fish must come from sustainable stocks and be environmentally certified by a KRAV-authorized certification body or
• At least 50% of the aquatic protein in the remaining portion must come from by-products. The rest must consist of a aquatic raw materials from species normally not used for human consumption and from biologically stable stocks.

Permitted additives:

• Feed pigment from shrimp shells, algae, fungi and bacteria cultures
• Antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, binding agents, immune stimulating substances of natural origin.

Prohibited synthetic/unnatural additives:

• Growth regulating agents
• Appetite stimulants
• Antioxidants
• Amino acids
• Preservatives
• Colouring agents
• Hormones

Not permitted in KRAV-certified aquaculture:

• Additives consisting of GMOs
• Additives produced using GMOs
• Genetically modified ingredients or ingredients produced using gene modification
• Gelatine from ruminants
• Products/ingredients that chemical solvents have been used in

FEED

• Must if possible consists of only KRAV-certified feed and/or feed material approved for use in KRAV-certified production originating in wild aquatic stocks. If such approved feed is not available, up to 5% of the feed (dry weight) can be of non-KRAV-certified origin. The dry matter level in the feed must be at least 45%.

FOR SALMONIDS AND PERCHES

• Salmonid fingerings must originate from domesticated fish.
• Roe and fingerlings from perches can originate from wild caught parents. Parent fish must be caught with gear that damages the fish as little as possible, for example fish traps.
• Use of gill nets is prohibited.
• Dumping of dead/dying fish or fish parts/residues is prohibited.
• Release of fish from the production unit is also prohibited.
• Packing materials must be recycled if possible.
• Dying fish should be put to death immediately. Dead fish must immediately be ground down and be conserved in acid or handled according to other approved treatment methods.
• Treatment against salmon lice all units must be handled isolated from the surrounding area  to achieve efficient control of the treatment concentration
• Minimise use of chemicals and reduce releases, as well as to achieve efficient treatment and prevent development of resistance against the medication used.
• Vaccination is permitted if it is established that there is a disease in the area and that it cannot be controlled using prophylactic production methods.
• Transport equipment must be disinfected when used for transport.
• Synthetic stimuli and/or tranquillisers in connection with transport are prohibited. Sodium chloride can be used in connection with transport.
• Capture methods for salmonid fish can be a tight collection bag, vacuum bag, net or fish trap. Fish caught using a hock and line cannot be KRAV certified.

FOR MUSSEL FARMING

• Bottom-based cultivation of blue mussels is prohibited.
• Use of chemical additives is prohibited for processing of mussels.

FOR CAPTURE-BASED AQUACULTURE

• Vaccination is permitted.
• Synthetic stimuli or sedatives are prohibited in connection with transport.

These standards cover the organic production of aquatic life including freshwater, brackish and saltwater species which are carnivorous, herbivorous or omnivorous. They do not cover the harvesting of aquatic organisms from natural water sources..

• The use of chemical pesticides and herbicides on the farm is prohibited.
• Use of natural curative methods and naturally occurring substances in treating diseases and injuries shall be preferred.
• Use of chemical, synthetic drugs for prevention and treatment of diseases is prohibited.
• Use of products from health promoting microorganisms is permitted as long as they are not from genetic engineering.
• Biological control of ectoparasites are allowed.
• Use of medicinal plants or their extracts are allowed provided that they do not have anaesthetic effects.

BREEDING

• Aquatic organisms of local species shall be preferred.
• Breeding should be done by natural methods with minimum human intervention.
• The stocks shall originate from organic production.
• Eggs and young stock shall originate from organic broodstock. If they are not available, wild caught or conventional broodstock are permitted provided that it is kept under organic management for at least three months before using for breeding in organic hatchery.
• The producer shall try to develop organic reproduction on the farm and to use only organic aquaculture juveniles by 2015.
• Natural reproduction shall be ensured throughout the breeding and spawning processes.
• Use of synthetic hormones and growth-enhancing substances in the cultivation and breeding of stock is prohibited.
• Brood stock and young stock from genetic engineering, polyploidization, artificial hybridization, cloning and production of mono sex strain (e.g. sex change through use of hormones) is prohibited.
• Use of hormones and physical manipulations is prohibited.
• Use of artificial heating or cooling of water for culture, and ultraviolet and ozone for disinfection is allowed only in hatcheries and nurseries.
• Capture of wild stocks for cultivation is not allowed except for natural inflow of aquaculture juveniles (e.g. larvae of fish and crustacean).

FEED

• Raw materials and products from genetic engineering as feed ingredients is not permitted.
• The use of chemical, synthetic substances as feed ingredients; e.g. antibiotics, growth hormones, appetite stimulants, hormones, amino acids, pigments, binders, preservatives and antioxidants; or as solvent extracted ingredients; e.g. hexane, is not permitted.
• Vitamin and mineral supplements of natural origin may be used.
• Feed stuffs shall come from materials not suitable for human consumption so that aquaculture production does not compete for human food.
• Production of aquatic species which mainly feed on natural planktons shall be raised in areas where natural feed is sufficient for the needs of the species.
• If natural feed is not adequate, the producer shall try to grow organic plants to be used as animal feed on the farm or grow seaweed in grow-out ponds.
• Feeds for aquatic animals shall contain certified organic ingredients.
• If certified organic ingredients are inadequate due to the early stage of local development of organic agriculture, raw materials of plant origin from conventional production or wild harvest may be used, but in any case no more than 15% of the total dry weight of feeds for the entire year.
• FOR CARNIVOROUS AQUATIC SPECIES, the use of ingredients from the same species as feed is prohibited.
• Ingredients of animal origin shall come from organic aquaculture production or, from fish meal and fish oil from organic aquaculture processing. If aquatic ingredients from organic aquaculture are not available, aquatic raw materials (fish meal/oil and ingredients from other aquatic species) from conventional sources may be allowed.
• The producer should use raw materials of plant origin as ingredients in aquaculture feed. But in case of carnivorous species, ingredients of plant origin shall not exceed 60% to prevent nutritional problems in the animals.
• Brought-in processed feeds or pellet feed shall be examined or certified by ACT.
• FOR SHRIMPS, fishmeal and fish oil derived from sustainable fisheries are allowed as feed ingredients but not more than 10%. In case of omnivorous shrimp, if feed ingredients of plant origin with high protein contents locally available prove to be of inadequate quality, ACT may allow the producer to use fishmeal and fish oil from sustainable fisheries up to 20% of the feed ration to meet the species’ protein requirement. Shrimp processing wastes are not allowed for use as feed ingredients unless they are properly processed with heat. Treatment of harvested shrimp with sodium metabisulphite to prevent discoloration of shell is prohibited. Equipment, tools, materials and containers for transportation shall not contain chemical substances toxic to shrimps.
• FOR SIAMESE CATFISH (PANGASUIS), it is allowed to use fishmeal and fish oil derived from sustainable fisheries as feed ingredients but not more than 10%.

FOR SHRIMPS

• Cultivated shrimp should be of naturally occurring species.
• Brood stocks shall be from organic sources. If those are not available, the stocks from conventional farms are permitted, but the producer shall have a plan to produce organic brood stocks.
• Young stocks shall be from an organic hatchery operation. If not available, the stocks from conventional sources are allowed providing that evidence must be shown that no chemicals and drugs prohibited by law are used in the hatchery.
• Appendicle cutting, e.g. eye ablation, to stimulate spawning in female shrimps is prohibited except in species (e.g. Penaeus monodon) which no other effective methods are available to stimulate reproduction.
• The capture of wild stocks for cultivation is not allowed in intensive shrimp production systems.
• Treatment of shrimp with chemical, synthetic drugs and antibiotics is not permitted. 
• Use of burnt lime (quick lime) to disinfect the ponds or improve water quality may be used.

FOR FRESHWATER FISH

• The culture of fishes in growout phase in artificial tanks is not allowed.
• Concrete ponds may be used only if their bottom is natural earth.
• Treatment of the stocks with chemical drugs is permitted when needed. 

HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE

For chemical veterinary treatment:

• A maximum of 2 treatments per year is allowed for animals with production cycle of more than one year
• A maximum of one treatment for those with production cycle of less than one year
• A maximum of one parasite treatment is permitted for animals with production cycle of less than 18 months
• If the animals exposure to chemical treatment exceeds the above limits, they cannot be sold as organic.

This Standard covers aquatic plants (seaweed) and fish carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous organisms ofall types and at all stages of growth, grown in any form of enclosure such as earthen ponds, tanks and cages(open and closed systems). Organisms that are moving freely in open waters, and/or that are not capable of inspection according to generalprocedures for organic production, are not covered by these Standards. Wild, stationary organisms in open collecting areas can be certified as organic.

BREED

• Where available brought in aquatic organisms shall come from organic sources.
• Artificially polyploided organisms and genetically engineered species or breeds, and sex-reversed fish are prohibited.  
• Use of artificial hybridisation, cloning and production of monosex strains except by hand sorting is prohibited.   
• The aeration of water must be documented if it is carried out.
• Mechanical aeration is permitted to ensure animal welfare and health and should be powered by renewable sources.
• Closed recirculation systems are prohibited, with the exception of hatcheries and nurseries, or for the production of species used for organic feed organisms.

FEED

• Aquaculture feeds shall generally contain 100% certified organic  components.
• If 100% organic ingredients are not available then wild feed resources may be used.
• When organic feed is not available in adequate quantity or quality, feed of conventional origin up to a maximum of 5% (by dry weight) is allowed.
• Priority is given first to sourcing feed products of aquaculture origin, then fishmeal and fish oil from organic aquaculture trimming, then fishmeal and fish oil from non-organic aquaculture trimmings offish caught for human consumption, then failing that up to a maximum of 60% can be from organic plant based products.
• For salmon, fishmeal and fish oil from non-organic aquaculture trimmings of fish caught for human consumption can be used up until 31 December 2014 and shall not exceed 30% of the daily ration.

Operators may use non-organic aquatic animal protein and oil sources provided they:

• Harvested from independently verified sustainable sources
• Verified to have contamination levels below limits established by AsureQuality
• Do not constitute 100% of the diet

The following products shall not be included in or added to the feed:

• Material from the same species/genus/family as the one being fed   
• Feedstuffs subjected to solvent (e.g. hexane) extraction   
• Pure amino acids   
• Urea   
• Synthetic growth promoters and stimulants   
• Synthetic appetisers   
• Synthetic antioxidants and preservatives   
• Artificial colouring agents   
• Genetically engineered organisms or products thereof

The following natural colouring may be added to feed:

• Astaxanthin from organic sources, or if unavailable then astaxanthin from natural sources (such as Phaffia yeast)
• Vitamins, trace elements and supplements used shall be from natural origin when available.

AQUACULTURE PROTECTION

• The poisoning of predators is not permitted.
• Fertilisers and pesticides are prohibited.
• To minimise the risk to water quality, disease risk and likelihood of attracting pests sanitation must be maintained by removing uneaten fish-feed, faeces and dead animals.

HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE

• Conventional, veterinary medicinal products may only be used if no other justifiable alternative is available, and/or if the treatment is required by legislation.
• The use of chemical allopathic veterinary drugs and antibiotics is prohibited for invertebrates.
• Prophylactic use of veterinary drugs, except vaccinations in certain cases, is prohibited.
• The use of malachite green or formalin is not permitted as fungal treatment of eggs.
• Vaccinations are permitted if diseases that cannot be controlled by other management techniquesare known to exist in the region.
• Genetically engineered vaccines are prohibited.
• Synthetic hormones and growth promoters are prohibited.
• The use of allopathic treatments is limited to two courses of treatment per year, with the exceptionof vaccinations.
• Aquatic animals shall not be subject to any kind of mutilation.
• Chemically synthesised tranquillisers or stimulants shall not be given to the animals prior to or during transport or at any time.

BREED

• Foundation and replacement stock should be raised organically.
• Ideally foundation and replacement stock should be raised organically.  If organic stock are not available then wild harvested stock may be brought in.
• If organic and wild harvested stock are not available then conventional stock may be brought in subject to BioGro’s written approval, and must be in the  organic system for at least two thirds of their life span.
• Breeds that are adapted to the local conditions must be chosen.
• Polyploid and genetically engineered breeds are not allowed.

FEED

• Manufactured feed must contain a minimum of 95% wild fish and/or certified organic ingredients.
• Non-organic aquatic animal protein and oil (eg fish meals and fish oils) may be used provided they are harvested from independently verified sustainable sources, verified to have heavy metal levels within permitted levels and do not constitute 100% of the diet.
• At least 20% of the diet must be certified organic. By 2012 at least 50% of the diet must be certified organic.
• At least 50% of the protein originating from marine wild fish must come from cut-off waste.   
• Meal made from whole fish must come from sustainably managed fisheries.   
• Waste from the species being fed must not be used in the feed.
• Fishmeal must not contain unacceptable levels of heavy metals, pesticide residues or other materials prohibited.
• Minerals, trace elements and vitamins from natural origin may be used as feed supplements provided they are applied in their natural composition.
• Fodder preservatives originating from bacteria, fungi and plant-based products, such as enzymes.

Prohibited feed / substances added to feed:

• All types of excrement including droppings, dung, or other manure
• Feed subjected to extraction by prohibited solvent (eg hexane) or the addition of prohibited chemical agents
• Preservatives
• Urea and other synthetic nitrogen compounds
• Synthetic growth-regulating agents, antibiotics, synthetic antioxidants, synthetic appetite stimulants, pure amino acids, and synthetic colouring agents
• Carophyl pink or carophyl red

HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE

• Dead fish must be removed every day.
• If veterinary drugs are used, treated fish must be quarantined and must not be sold as BioGro certified. 
• If veterinary drugs are used, treated fish must be quarantined and must not be sold as BioGro certified.
• The use of malachite green or formalin is not permitted as fungal treatment of eggs.
• Vaccinations are allowed.
• Use of genetically modified organisms and their derivatives, and use of genetic engineering is explicitly prohibited.
• All synthetic fertilisers and pesticides are prohibited.
• Prophylactic use of veterinary drugs is prohibited.
• Chemical allopathic veterinary drugs and antibiotics are prohibited for invertebrates.

Organic aquaculture must have:   

• High quality water entering the system
• Sound management practices
• Appropriate stocking rates
• Consideration of fish welfare
• Inputs which are approved by BioGro