By Tore S. Kristiansen, Anders Fernö, Michail A. Pavlidis and Hans van de Vis
The Welfare of Fish PDF investigates how fish experience their lives, their amazing senses and abilities, and how human actions impact their quality of life. The authors examine the concept of fish welfare and the scientific knowledge behind the inclusion of fish within the moral circle, and how this knowledge can change the way we treat fish in the future. In many countries fish are already protected by animal welfare legislation in the same way as mammals, but in practice there is still a major gap between how we ethically view these groups and how we actually treat them. The poor treatment of fish represents a massive animal welfare problem in aquaculture and fisheries, both in terms of the number of animals affected and the severity of the welfare issues.
Thanks to its interdisciplinary scope, this thought-provoking book appeals to professionals, academics and students in the fields of animal welfare, cognition and physiology, as well as fisheries and aquaculture management.
Table of Contents
A Brief Look into the Origins of Fish Welfare Science
Ethics and the Welfare of Fish
The Diverse World of Fishes
Fish Behaviour: Determinants and Implications for Welfare
The Effects of Early Life Experience on Behavioural Development in Captive Fish Species
Fish Brains: Anatomy, Functionality, and Evolutionary Relationships
Inside the Fish Brain: Cognition, Learning and Consciousness
Awareness in Fish
The Predictive Brain: Perception Turned Upside Down
Can Fish Experience Pain?
How Fish Cope with Stress?
Individual Variations and Coping Style
Assessing Fish Welfare in Aquaculture
Welfare of Farmed Fish in Different Production Systems and Operations
Ornamental Fish and Aquaria
Fish as Laboratory Animals
Catch Welfare in Commercial Fisheries
Fish Welfare in Capture-Based Aquaculture (CBA)
Fish Welfare in Recreational Fishing
Impacts of Human-Induced Pollution on Wild Fish Welfare
