Publications by authors named "Joao Luis Saraiva"
Article Synopsis
- Understanding fish behaviors and their environments is crucial for enhancing fish welfare in aquaculture, and the fair-fish database aims to provide a comprehensive overview of this welfare by consolidating ethological knowledge into specific profiles for farmed species.
- WelfareCheck profiles categorize various indicators of fish welfare, including reproduction, migration patterns, and substrate needs, with classifications that determine the likelihood of good welfare outcomes.
- The study reveals that while most criteria show similar welfare fulfillment, those related to reproduction, slaughtering practices, and substrate needs stand out for their potential to improve welfare, highlighting the importance of aligning farming practices with the natural behaviors of aquatic species.
Fish welfare is a critical issue that needs to be addressed by the rapidly growing aquaculture industry. Scientific knowledge regarding the natural behaviors of species and the conditions in which they are kept in farms is essential for improving their welfare in aquaculture. To provide a consistent overview of the welfare of farmed fish, the organization fair-fish has created the online platform fair-fish database, which gathers ethological knowledge categorized into profiles of farmed aquatic species.
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