Fish farmer Wouter Vandeput

Wouter Vandeput is co-manager of Vandeput Fish Farm in Zonhoven, a family business that has been part of the pond landscape of De Wijers since 1865.

As a fourth-generation fish farmer, he explains how fish farming helped shape the landscape as we know it today. In this portrait, he shares his love for the craft, the importance of the ponds for nature, and his view of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for De Wijers.