Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
COMMON NAMES
- Rainbow trout
- Steelhead trout
SEAFOOD RATING
Seafood Watch Profile(s)FISHERIES STATUS
Fishsource Profile(s)Global studies
GLOBAL EFFORT
Map showing the total number of samples tested by country, with the colors indicating the total number of studies conducted in each country.
Global samples
Mislabeling studies have been conducted in north America, Europe, and Australia, with the most studies and samples coming from Canada.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for Rainbow trout is somewhere between <1% and 13%, with the most likely value being 3%.
The 2017 global production was 815 thousands tonnes.
Rainbow trout
Most likely mislabeling rate is 3%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Two substitutes for Rainbow trout have been identified in two countries.
