title: [Aspects of animal welfare with regard to the production of farmed fish in aquaculture systems].
abstract: The most important aspects on animal welfare with reference to fish are presented in this paper. World-wide a fast growing trend with regard to the production of aquatic organisms in aquaculture systems is observed. For the future an increase of the number of basic questions with relevance to animal welfare in this area is to be expected. The main precondition for the creation of appropriate welfare conditions with regard to the farmed fish species is the optimisation of the environmental quality. Careful handling in the course of necessary farming activities minimises the appearance of distrees and damages in live fish.
authors.affiliation: Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit Task-Force Veterinärwesen, Fachbereich Fischseuchenbekämpfung, Hannover.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kleingeld
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005523:Food Supply; D008297:Male