Media centre – Ethical Seafood Research

Interview with Wasseem Emam at the Extinction or Regeneration Conference in London, 12th May 2023

IV Fish Welfare Summer Shoal 2022 — Presentation by Wasseem Emam

Nor Fishing 2022 Digital Broadcast – Interview with Wasseem Emam

Panel on capture fisheries welfare @ the Aquatic Life Conference

Panel on Eurogroup & EU policy work @ the Aquatic Life Conference

BOLTI EGYPT project video — Sustainable intensification of the tilapia farming sector through improved fish health & welfare

ALI panel — Can we have sustainable and humane wild capture fisheries?

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It was surprising to see the Planning Committee in

It was surprising to see the Planning Committee in Grimsby, England last week approve proposals for a 5,000 tonne on-land salmon farm despite the various concerns raised by stakeholders in attendance.

The site will require enough energy to power 3,200 farms and will produce as much sewage as 400,000 people. It's located in a protected area; one failed pump or emergency dumping could cause toxic run-off to enter the local river and decimate wild species there.

Despite the environmental and animal welfare impact, and the fact that the Council committed to being carbon net zero by 2030, members decided to approve the farm without an Environmental Impact Assessment, @nelcouncil.

Learn more about the issues from @animalequality on their website at https://animalequality.org.uk/.

#Salmon #SalmonFarming #Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #AnimalWelfare #Grimsby #England

You may have heard "fish are sentient". But what d

You may have heard "fish are sentient". But what does that mean? It means that, like land animals, they have awareness, and can feel pain and experience stress.

There's also evidence that they have inner thoughts and feelings, can learn and problem-solve, and can communicate and cooperate. 💡🐟

So they're not so different from other farmed animals! We need to be concerned about their welfare, including their physical and mental wellbeing. In captivity, they should have the opportunity to perform their natural behaviors as much as possible.

Learn more from @thehumaneleague at: https://thehumaneleague.org.uk/forgotten-fish.

#Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #AnimalWelfare

Millions of fish are farmed, with aquaculture prod

Millions of fish are farmed, with aquaculture production surpassing wild-caught fishing. And each and every one of these fishes are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain and suffering.😥

Aquaculture can also degrade both land and aquatic ecosystems, having lasting impacts on the environment and biodiversity.

How can we navigate these ethical challenges? Shreya Padukone explores these issues in our newest blog at https://ethicalseafoodresearch.com/riding-the-waves-of-change-navigating-aquacultures-ethical-depths-for-a-sustainable-future/.

#Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #Sustainability

Atlantic bluefin tuna are being bred at a research

Atlantic bluefin tuna are being bred at a research centre in Spain, and companies are increasing their efforts to establish industrial, large-scale tuna farming using tank-bred stocks of fertilized eggs or young tuna.

But what about the fish's welfare? There is very little research on it. Tuna are migratory, and without the ability to move over large distances, we would expect tuna in captivity to display signs of stress and therefore a potentially compromised immune system. Extensive research is needed to assess the implications of current practices.

Learn more in this article by Sophie Kevany in @guardian at
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/breeding-breakthrough-paves-way-for-intensive-tuna-farming-on-land.

#Tuna #Bluefin #BluefinTuna #Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #TunaFarming

Global demand for fish and shellfish is growing –

Global demand for fish and shellfish is growing - an estimated 14% between 2020 and 2023 - and alternative proteins may be able to help sustainably scale the industry.

Up until now, aquaculture has supplied most of the additional demand, but it can only scale so much. Alternative seafood, which can provide substitutes for popular fish and shellfish like tuna, salmon, and shrimp, is a promising alternative.

This emerging method has 3 production options: plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated.

Learn more in this interesting article from Mckinsey at https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/agriculture/our-insights/the-next-wave-alternative-seafood-solutions.

#Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #tuna #salmon #shrimp #Shellfish #AnimalWelfare

It's interesting to see leading UK chefs take farm

It's interesting to see leading UK chefs take farmed salmon off their menus. Why are they doing this?

Several reasons: Some cite the welfare concerns in farming, including overcrowding and overuse of antibiotics and chemicals. Others suggest it is 'a poor product'. There is also the impact on wild salmon populations...

The build up of sea lice around farms has always been an issue as they can and do infect wild species of salmon and sea trout which is often lethal to them. Scottish salmon farms also stand accused of dumping untreated waste, including fish faeces, into the surrounding waters. One estimate shows that salmon farms in Scotland produce the same amount of waste as half of the human population. 😲

Learn more about @wildfishcons's “Off the table” campaign at https://offthetable.org.uk/, or in this article in @guardian https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/14/its-a-poor-product-leading-uk-chefs-join-campaign-to-cast-farmed-salmon-off-menu.

Is it time to take Scottish farmed salmon #OffTheTable?

#Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #Salmon

The last few decades have seen a significant shift

The last few decades have seen a significant shift in consumer consciousness, corporate practices, and policy approaches towards the welfare of chickens in the egg industry which has been great to witness!

There are many parallels in the welfare issues experienced by fishes and shrimps raised for food so we can learn a lot from the successes of the poultry industry.

Read more in "From Land to Water: Cultivating Compassion for Sustainable Animal Agriculture" by Shreya Padukone on our website, at the link in our bio!

#Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #Agriculture #AnimalWelfare

We’re pleased to have been granted a research pe

We’re pleased to have been granted a research permit to carry out our project in Kenya in partnership with Nautilus Collaboration!

Well done to our Director of Global Operations, Faisal Qureshi, for making this happen so quickly! And special thanks to Dr Dennis Bahati and the @anawafrica for the support provided on this.

We're very excited about the work we're doing there, and throughout Africa. Learn more about our projects at https://ethicalseafoodresearch.com/past-present-projects/.

#AnimalWelfare #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #Africa #Kenya

We were pleased to have our Tilapia Welfare Egypt

We were pleased to have our Tilapia Welfare Egypt team present at Aquaculture Africa 2023 (formally known as 'the 2nd Annual International Conference & Exposition of the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society' or AFRAQ2023) in Lusaka, Zambia! 🐟

Dr Ahmad Hamza, CEO of our close partner on the ground Aquavet, presented the outcomes of workshops we organised in Egypt on the challenges of ensuring good tilapia welfare.

We were pleased to see the audience so engaged that the interactive presentation and discussion went well beyond the allocated 15 minutes and continued for a whole 45 minutes! Many thanks to the Zambian Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries for allowing the conversation to continue.

Greatly enriching the discussion, Prof. Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, distinguished Professor of Fish Nutrition and author of the highly cited textbook 'Tilapia Culture', and Prof. Mohamed Marzouk, one of the most well-known experts on fish diseases, participated in a lively debate on the best practices in managing tilapia health and welfare.

Dr. Ahmad also left attendees with a great tool - The Tilapia Welfare App created by our partners at @fai_regen, which can be used to monitor and assess tilapia welfare in aquaculture facilities.

AFRAQ23 was a great opportunity to share experiences and knowledge in the aquaculture industry! Thanks to the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society and The Department of Fisheries Zambia for organizing and hosting the conference.

#Aquaculture #Fisheries #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #FishFarming #Fishing #Tilapia #AFRAQ23 #Zambia #AnimalWelfare

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