#Act4 FarmAnimals The Humane Slaughter Association has awarded £1.93 million for R&D projects, in what marks its largest ever programme of research in an attempt to find more humane ways of slaughtering these animals in future. Killer funding: Humane Slaughter Association awards £2 million to projects that aim to improve the welfare of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods 2 March 2020
#Act4 Aquatics Short animated movies remind that the future of fish rests in consumers' hands. The 'Fish-side story' calls for lower fish consumption 24 February 2020 Prijatelji životinja
#Act4 Aquatics At present, 50 million cleaner fishes are used annually in Norway alone, with variable success in experimental and industrial contexts. Effect of cleaner fish on sea lice in Norwegian salmon aquaculture 24 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals A lobby group representing sports fishermen and river owners said it will boycott Scottish farmed salmon in protest over industry growth. Angling activists to boycott Scottish farmed salmon 24 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Anglers made the case at the European Parliament that a full recognition of the recreational fisheries sector in the Common Fisheries Policy is needed in order to properly manage public access to fish and to put in place a fair and sustainable management of fish stocks. EU recreational fisheries sector asks for full recognition in the Common Fisheries Policy 21 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The objective of this hearing was to listen to different stakeholders about the current challenges facing the aquaculture sector, notably linked to production. Presentations from EP public hearing on improving EU sustainable aquaculture 19 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The objective of the hearing on February 19th will be to listen to different stakeholders about the current challenges facing the aquaculture sector, notably linked to production. EP PECH Committee’s public hearing will look at ways to make aquaculture sustainable 17 February 2020
#Act4 Aquatics Significant steps are being taken in Scotland to develop a commercial vaccine for rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS). High hopes for new rainbow trout vaccine 17 February 2020
#Act4 Aquatics Recorded losses of cleaner fish from Norwegian fish farms run at about 40 per cent. A large proportion are also lost without being recorded first. Every year, 50 million cleaner fish die in Norwegian fish farms 3 February 2020 Dyrevernalliansen
#Act4 FarmAnimals Norwegian company has been awarded a grant under Innovation Norway’s Environmental Technology program of MNOK 10 to develop, pilot and test a closed cage for fish farming. Norway: salmon producers respond to lice and waste crises with more intensive cage systems 3 February 2020
#Act4 Aquatics Researchers find that growth-stunted farmed salmon show chronic serotonergic activity and do not respond to acute stress — a state that could be interpreted as depression. Farmed salmon may be depressed, says study 3 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The European Commission has responded to the petition from December 2019 that collected over half a million signatures from EU citizens urging policy makers to fulfil their commitment to end overfishing and achieve clean and healthy seas by 2020. Commission replies to petition to end overfishing 1 February 2020