Profile updated on 14 June 2022

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Oncorhynchus mykiss , Salvelinus fontinalis , Salmonidae

SPECIES NAME(s)

Rainbow trout, Steelhead trout, Brook trout, Salmonids nei, (multispecies)

JURISDICTION

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Pond, Raceway - Flow-through

WATER SOURCE

Fresh Water

JUVENILE SOURCE

hatchery - closed cycle


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • There is comprehensive information available on the management and enforcement of water quality and aquatic animal disease.
Weaknesses
  • Although the National Strategic Plan for the development of sustainable aquacultures 2020 refers to the creation of Best Possible Aquaculture Locations (MEAPs) based on carrying capacity assessments, there is no information if these have been established.