Welfare in wild-capture marine fisheries.
In contrast to terrestrial farming or aquaculture, little, if any, welfare regulation exists that constrains how fishes are handled or killed in wild-capture marine fisheries. Given that welfare in wild-capture fisheries is moving further up the public agenda, an unbiased, dispassionate account of what happens to fishes caught in wild-capture marine fisheries is needed so as to identify where the main animal welfare issues exist.
Metcalfe
J D
JD
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK. julian.metcalfe@cefas.co.uk
D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000941:ethics; D005398:Fisheries / Q000941:ethics*; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*