Fish welfare and sustainable food production

Last changed: 23 October 2024
Front page policy brief fish welfare

Publ. 2023. The Animal Welfare Act covers all animals kept by humans, including fish. Yet, fish welfare is frequently overlooked due to the lack of species-specific regulations, and because they were previously thought to have poorly developed senses. However, recent studies have repeatedly demonstrated the opposite, and there is now a push to safeguard fish to the same extent as other animals. Consequently, we require fresh insights into how to care for fish, we need to rely less on wild-caught fish for fish feed, and we need to start recognizing fish as individual beings.