#Act4 Aquatics The welfare of fish in aquaculture is of increasing public concern in Europe and thus of growing importance for fish farmers. New FAO Report addresses welfare of fish in aquaculture 12 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Floating boom finally retains debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, creator says Ocean cleanup device successfully collects plastic for the first time 3 October 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU On September 24th 2019, the Aquaculture Advisory Council was represented by its Executive committee member Yannis Pelekanakis at the Copernicus Marine for the Aquaculture Sector workshop in Athens. The AAC at the Copernicus Marine for the Aquaculture Sector in Athens 24 September 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU A fishmonger has reacted with fury after Instagram blurred his posts displaying dead fish, labelling the posts ‘offensive material’. UK fishmonger furious after Instagram posts of dead fish flagged as ‘disturbing material’ 20 September 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Suspiciously high mortality levels of Norwegian juvenile salmon were found in the report produced by Dyrevernalliansen and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute earlier this month. DYREVERNALLIANSEN: New report reveals high mortality of hatched salmon in Norway 16 September 2019 Dyrevernalliansen
#Act4 AnimalsEU Manuel Barange, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, FAO, delivered a talk that asked the audience to consider the future role of the ocean and the future of fisheries. The future of fish and its role in securing food for a population of 9 billion 10 September 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Fish farming has become an important source of high-quality protein. But aquaculture farmers often suffer high losses. Fish farmers can test water quality in real time thanks to new EU-funded app 5 September 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Animal welfare groups highlight practice that forces a fish’s gills open and prolongs its suffocation to keep it fresh for longer Spotlight on tethering of live fish 19 August 2019
#Act4 Aquatics The concept of fish welfare is fairly recent and was overlooked for many years, based on a popular misconception that fish were “stupid” creatures devoid of any kind of sentience or mental capability. Welfare of fish—no longer the elephant in the room 27 July 2019
#Act4 AnimalsEU Two French MPs presented a report to the French parliamentary committee on European affairs on 17 July. The report recommended 27 measures to prevent the collapse of Europe’s fish resources. Two French MPs want their Parliament to discuss Europe’s overfishing problem 23 July 2019
#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 AnimalsEU Implementation of ban ‘inadequate’ and has resulted in more waste, says Lord Teverson UK ban on discarding edible fish caught at sea has failed 16 July 2019