#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
#Act4 Aquatics Essere Animali have released shocking footage exposing high stocking densities, unhygienic conditions and ineffective slaughter methods on Greek fish farms. ESSERE ANIMALI: New investigation exposes horrific conditions on Greek fish farms 15 January 2020 Essere Animali
#Act4 Aquatics Emerging research raises questions about the welfare of Atlantic salmon during thermal delousing treatments, after tissue injuries and aversive behaviours were observed in lab trials. Is thermal delousing welfare-friendly? 7 December 2019
#Act4 Wildlife The world's oceans act as a massive carbon sink trapping 50 times more than is in the atmosphere. Greenpeace says world network of ocean sanctuaries needed to help seas store carbon and protect nature 4 December 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU The 2019 edition of “The EU fish market” provides analyses of landings, import and export origins and destinations, along with an overview of how EU Member States’ fisheries and aquaculture sectors fit into the global picture. How much fish do Europeans eat per year? Find out in EUMOFA's 2019 annual report 3 December 2019
John Cleese, a co-founder of the British comedy sketch group Monty Python, once quipped “If God did not intend for us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?” The vegetarian’s dilemma: Do fish qualify as meat? 28 November 2019
In a briefing by Griffin Carpenter of the New Economics Foundation the reasons and benefits for Ministers not exceeding scientific advice are laid out and provide a timely reminder ahead of the December Council meeting at which quotas for the Northeast Atlantic and North Sea will be set. It’s there for a reason: Why Ministers must not exceed scientific advice on fishing quota 25 November 2019
For many Western consumers, “fish maw” is an unfamiliar foodstuff. However, in China and other surrounding regions, the ingredient, which is technically the dried swim bladders of large fish like sturgeon, is considered a delicacy. Avant Meats has first public taste test of cultured fish maw in Hong Kong 25 November 2019