Linking stocking densities and feeding strategies with social and individual stress responses on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata).

Intensive aquaculture and poor management practices can cause stress and compromise welfare of farmed fish. This study aimed to assess the potential links between stocking densities and feeding methods with social and individual stress responses on juvenile seabream (Sparus aurata) through risk-taking and hypoxia tests. Seabream was first experimentally reared under two different densities: high (HD: 11-65 kg m) and low (LD: 3-15 kg m).