5.10.7 Breeds and Breeding

General Principles

Breeding strategies and practices in organic aquaculture interfere as little as possible with natural behaviour of the animals. Natural breeding methods should be used whenever possible
Production systems that do not provide for natural breeding, for instance collection of fish eggs and sperm and their combination under human control leading to hatching of fish eggs may be used.

Organisms shall be raised organically from birth. If organic organisms are not available brought in conventional aquatic organisms should spend at least 2/3 of their life in the organic system before being acceptable for certification.

Brought in conventional aquatic organisms should spend at least 2/3 of their life in the organic system before being acceptable for certification.

5.10.7.1 Where available brought in aquatic organisms shall come from organic sources.

5.10.7.2 The minimum length of time brought in aquatic organisms must be managed organically before certification is permitted see section 6.2.4.

5.10.7.3 Artificially polyploided organisms and genetically engineered species or breeds, and sex-reversed fish are prohibited.