#Act4 Aquatics The global aquaculture, or fish farming, industry is booming. Report warns investors against aquaculture due to fish welfare and environmental concerns 4 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Less illness, reduced medicine consumption, and the mortality rate in organic trout production—these are the goals of the new research project ShelterFish, spearheaded by DTU Aqua. New project will explore how welfare improvements can lead to healthier trout 28 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics There is no doubt today that fish, just like other animals can experience suffering in the form of pain and stress. Yet they are often treated as if they were insensitive things. Animal rights organizations: Fish slaughter requires rules at EU level 23 May 2019 Djurens Rätt
In a major operation, coordinated by Eurojust, authorities from Romania, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary and Portugal took action against an organised crime group involved in illegal fishing in contaminated waters, tax evasion and money laundering. Eurojust brings down criminal group selling contaminated fish, demonstrating that the EU can implement fishery regulations 15 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics First Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture Swansea symposium explores welfare indicators in cleanerfish 11 May 2019
It is the most important news humanity has ever received: the general collapse of life on Earth. Sustainable fishing targets are not preventing collapse of life in the oceans 9 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fergus Ewing, Rural Economy and Connectivity Secretary, outlined the first part of a programme of regulatory reform in the industry, following two parliamentary inquiries into the sector last year. First step in regulatory reform for Scottish salmon focuses on sea lice 5 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The European Parliament approved on Tuesday (16 April) new technical rules on fishing activities and catching methods allowed within EU waters, confirming that the use of electric currents or ‘pulse fishing’ will be illegal from mid-2021. New regulation of EU fishing activities and catching methods finally confirmed, including ban on electric fishing by 2021 18 April 2019
#Act4 Aquatics This report covers considerations relevant to determining appropriate indicators of farmed fish welfare. Report aims to reduce uncertainty about the impact of corporate campaigns focused on improving farmed fish welfare 16 April 2019
#Act4 Aquatics At least nine million fish have been killed by diseases, botched treatments, poor handling and other problems at salmon farms around Scotland since 2016, according to official returns. Mass deaths: 9 million fish killed by disease at Scottish salmon farms 14 April 2019
#Act4 Aquatics It was caught on video in a 14-second clip posted to Snapchat RSPCA action against abuser shows fish welfare regulations can be implemented 22 March 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 Aquatics A few years ago, scientists from the University of Tennessee noticed curious behaviour in three captive male white-spotted cichlid fish. Playing, courtship and vanity: The rich emotional lives of fish 12 March 2019