Health & Welfare
Study: 83% of southern Europeans support humane fish slaughter
Most southern Europeans support humane fish slaughter, underscoring the value of animal welfare for Greece’s aquaculture industry.
Health & Welfare
Partnership aims to boost efficiency and fish welfare through expanded ROV use in salmon farming
Underwater Contracting and Mowi plan to expand ROV use in salmon farming to boost efficiency and fish welfare in aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
New Tesco seafood procurement policy addresses welfare of farmed decapod crustaceans
Tesco has implemented a new procurement policy aimed at improving the welfare of farmed decapod crustaceans like shrimp.
Health & Welfare
Ace Aquatec and Shrimp Welfare Project team up to promote humane stunning
Ace Aquatec and the Shrimp Welfare Project working together to improve shrimp welfare through humane stunning methods.
Intelligence
Study shows consumers value animal welfare over sustainability when buying meat and dairy
Consumers value animal welfare over sustainability, highlighting the need for labeling strategies to target consumer preferences.
Health & Welfare
Can providing free electrical stunners move the needle on shrimp welfare practices?
The UK-based Shrimp Welfare Project is offering free electrical stunners to qualifying producers as part of new shrimp welfare initiative.
Health & Welfare
Ace Aquatec launches in-water portable prawn stunner to improve aquaculture welfare
The company's Prawn Humane Stunner Universal can stun prawns unconscious in less than one second, improving animal welfare in aquaculture.
Health & Welfare
Australian aquaculture producer adopts in-water stunning technology to enhance animal welfare
Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod is installing an in-water electrical stunner to enhance animal welfare for its farmed fish.
Health & Welfare
Tilapia producer: Stunning technology a major fish welfare advancement
One of the world's largest farmed tilapia producers will introduce in-water controlled stunning at its processing facilities to improve fish welfare.
Innovation & Investment
Innovation Award 2021 finalist: Ace Aquatec
Ace Aquatec of Scotland returns as a finalist for the Global Aquaculture Innovation Award with a seal-deterrent technology for fish farmers.
Innovation & Investment
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award 2019 finalist: Ace Aquatec
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award finalist Ace Aquatec’s Humane Stunner Universal easily renders fish unconscious for a more humane slaughter process.
Health & Welfare
Evaluating stunning methods in tropical shrimp aquaculture
Study evaluated effects of stunning methods (thermal shock and electric shock) on the welfare of three crustacean species, including Pacific white shrimp.
Health & Welfare
Study ties animal welfare practices to consumer purchasing
There’s an opportunity to expand the U.S. market for farmed seafood if the aquaculture industry were to more widely adopt humane production practices, according to a study by Changing Tastes and Datassential.
Responsibility
Scottish salmon leaders face mounting scrutiny, government inquiry
Despite the positive outputs of the global salmon farming business it remains a target for sharp criticism. In Scotland, the industry’s battle against misleading and inaccurate information reaches a new level.
Health & Welfare
Tiempo para jugar: Los peces cultivados responden al enriquecimiento ambiental
El bienestar animal en las granjas de peces abarca la salud, la dieta, la calidad del agua, la cría, el manejo y el beneficiamiento. Añada el enriquecimiento del ambiente a la lista, como una compañía de salmón escocés, que mantiene sus peces sanos manteniéndolos ocupados.
Health & Welfare
Time to play: Farmed fish respond to environment enrichment
Animal welfare on fish farms encompasses health, diet, water quality, husbandry, handling and slaughter. Add environment enrichment to the list, like a Scottish salmon company, which keeps its fish healthy by keeping them busy.