#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
#Act4 Wildlife Aquatic animal production is the fastest growing food sector globally. FVE maps out the educational steps to become an aquatic veterinarian to address EU lack of vets for fish 11 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Scientists have studied how fish adapt to rapid changes in the surrounding freshwater environment to understand how the marine life may respond to climate change. Scientists monitoring climate change impact on behaviour of freshwater fish 11 March 2019
Today, the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament decided to reintroduce in the future European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) - which amounts to approximately 6 billion Euros - subsidies which are harmful to the environment and which were phased out already 15 years ago. EU Fisheries Committee votes to subsidise fishing vessels, reversing the policy of the last 15 years 7 March 2019
Vegan food company Good Catch has created a version of albacore tuna said to look and taste just like the real thing without using any fish. Plant-based tuna aims to be the future of fish — without the smell 4 March 2019
#Act4 Aquatics JRC scientists developed a novel method to identify fish species present in processed food. This method is complementary to existing fish identification strategies and will support the prevention of frauds. Which fish is in your fishstick? EC scientists develop new method to identify fish species in processed food 3 March 2019
#Act4 Aquatics This ask report focuses on improving the environmental conditions of factory farmed animals. Specifically, it is focused on improving management of dissolved oxygen levels for fish. "Helping fish breathe" study focuses on improving management of dissolved oxygen levels for farmed fish 1 March 2019
For 10 years, a rogue fishing vessel and its crew plundered the world’s oceans, escaping repeated attempts of capture. Then a dramatic pursuit across the high seas finally netted the one that got away. The hunt for the fish pirates who exploit the sea 18 February 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The European Parliament and EU member states clinched an agreement late last night (13 February) over new technical conservation measures for fishing, which includes an EU-wide ban on the controversial pulse trawling starting from mid-2021. EU approves ban on electric pulse fishing from 2021 14 February 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fish play various roles in Dutch society. Dutch Council on Animal Affairs releases fish welfare report (in English) 13 February 2019
Fisheries ministers are risking the sustainability of fish stocks by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice. Fishing limits and science - overfishing in the North East Atlantic 11 February 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Fish and chip shops and fishmongers are selling endangered sharks to an unwitting public, according to researchers who used DNA barcoding to identify species on sale. UK fish and chip shops are selling endangered sharks, DNA tests prove 31 January 2019