New Zealand

The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) is currently working to update a 1996 report which looks at thewelfare of farmed fish generally, andthe welfare of farmed fish at slaughter. The study, of which an outline is set out below, will assess whether the welfare…

This report explores some of the main approaches that will (partly) fulfil the conditions and challenges that must be overcome for valid and viable alternative feedstuffs to fishmeal.

Food and Water Watch investigates and looks at why they think factory farming fish is not environmentally sound or stable.

Aquaculture can be found in stagnant or streaming waters under open air (outdoor fish farming), in net compounds in the sea (sea farming) or in indoor fish farms. All systems with closed water cycles have one thing in common: they make high requirements to the…

As aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world, how the global aquaculture industry uses natural resources and its impact on the environment are of great concern according to Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs o…