More than two trillion fish are killed for food each year—yet the pain they may experience in their final moments has been mostly overlooked by science and regulation. Now, a new peer-reviewed study ...

Fish rearing in aquaculture has evolved into an interdisciplinary field where animal welfare is not only a matter of ethical responsibility but also a determinant of production efficiency and product ...

Aquaculture is now the fastest-growing food production sector globally, supplying more than half of the fish and seafood ...

Information on slaughter procedures for farmed fish in aquaculture is limited, both in Europe and in Italy, due to a general lack of field data. The aim of this study was to gather information on the ...

While labels like “grass-fed” beef and “cage-free” eggs dominate grocery store shelves, consider: What equivalent do we have for fish? Public awareness of fish welfare standards remains notably scarce ...

Norway plans new animal welfare rules for aquaculture from 2027. 🐟 The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has announced it is drafting a consolidated regulation aiming to update existing requirements ...

A recent study published in Cambridge University’s Animal Welfare journal (Mood et al., 2023) estimates the number of farmed fishes slaughtered for food in global aquaculture from 1990 to 2019. The ...

Federal law designed to prevent animal suffering excludes 98% of slaughtered animals and faces chronic enforcement failures ...