#Act4 Aquatics More than one in five freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction according to naturalists. A poor state of conservation which has worsened over the past ten years. Study shows more than 1 in 5 freshwater fish species are threatened by extinction 18 July 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Nearly 200 fish farms are allowed to use a carcinogenic chemical called formaldehyde which is used to embalm corpses, The Ferret reveals. Scottish fish farms using cancer-linked embalming fluid as disinfectant 30 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) industry is devastating the seas and earning immense profits perverting food chains in multiple deviant ways New report shows how the fishmeal and fish oil industry threatens West African fish stocks 24 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fishyleaks was set up by the Our Fish campaign, an initiative of Funding Fish. ‘Fishyleaks’ website launched for whistleblowers in fisheries 17 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Scottish Government inspectors have launched an investigation into video evidence of alleged animal cruelty at a salmon farm on the north west coast. ‘Sick’ salmon film prompts government probe into Scottish fish farm 13 June 2019
#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 Only 10 of the 27 outgoing members of the Fisheries Committee (PECH) in the European Parliament were re-elected in the EU elections, four of them on borrowed time as Brexiteer MEPs. Only 10 MEPs from the European Parliament’ Fisheries Committee are re-elected: new opportunities to pitch fish welfare? 31 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The winners of this year’s Aquaculture Awards were revealed at a special dinner held in Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth yesterday evening. Marks & Spencer wins award for the development and use of fish welfare indicators 30 May 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
#Act4 Aquatics Scottish salmon is marketed as healthy, sustainable and environmentally-friendly but is that image accurate? Welfare and health problems at centre of salmon farming investigation on UK TV 20 May 2019
#Act4 Aquatics For ethical and environmental reasons, raising octopuses in captivity for food is a bad idea. The case against octopus farming 15 May 2019