Ethical Issues in Aquaculture Production

Grigorakis, Kriton

doi:10.1007/s10806-009-9210-5

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“…The wellbeing of the environment -in cases of disease and treatment -is related to two aspects of biota conservation; the transmission of microbial pathogens to wild populations and the pollution from chemotherapeutics (Grigorakis, 2010). The extensive use of veterinary pharmaceuticals is supposed to represent a daunting public health risk, resulting not only in the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria, but also in other human, animal and environmental impairments (Kemper, 2008).…”

Section: Environmental Impact Of Antibacterial Use In Aquaculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Antibacterial Drugs in Fish Farms: Application and Its Effects

Sekkin¹,

Kum²

2011

Recent Advances in Fish Farms

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The world keeps changing. There are always risks associated with change. To make careful risk assessment it is always needed to re-evaluate the information according to new findings in research. Scientific knowledge is essential in determining the strategy for fish farming. This information should be updated and brought into line with the required conditions of the farm. Therefore, books are one of the indispensable tools for following the results in research and sources to draw information from. The chapters in this book include photos and figures based on scientific literature. Each section is labeled with references for readers to understand, figures, tables and text. Another advantage of the book is the "systematic writing" style of each chapter. There are several existing scientific volumes that focus specially on fish farms. The book consists of twelve distinct chapters. A wide variety of scientists, researchers and other will benefit from this book.

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Section: Environmental Impact Of Antibacterial Use In Aquaculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Antibacterial Drugs in Fish Farms: Application and Its Effects

Sekkin¹,

Kum²

2011

Recent Advances in Fish Farms

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“…physical reaction similar to fever but triggered by a stressful situation), a trait normally used to identify consciousness in mammals (Rey et al 2015), has been described. Such studies, alongside with the extensive evidence of fish behavioural and cognitive talent and pain perception, justifies the need to think about the importance of welfare in aquaculture from an ethical point of view (Grigorakis 2009;Brown 2014), rather than only pragmatically (i.e. in terms of quality or performance improvements).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Proteomics and other Omics approach in the context of farmed fish welfare and biomarker discovery

Magalhães

Cerqueira

Schrama

et al. 2018

Reviews in Aquaculture

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The rapid and intensive growth of aquaculture over the last decade, poses a tremendous challenge to this industry in order to comply with the latest guidelines, established to minimise its negative effects on the environment, animal welfare and public health. Farmed fish welfare has become one of the main priorities towards sustainable aquaculture production with several initiatives launched by the European Union within the framework of the 2030 agenda. It is clear that an unbiased and reliable way to access farmed fish welfare needs to be implemented due to the lack of reliable indicators and standardised methods that are used at present. In this review, we start by addressing the status quo of animal and fish welfare definition in particular, describing the methods and assays currently used to measure it. We then explain why we believe these methods are unreliable and why there is a need to establish new ones that will promote productivity and consumer's acceptance of farmed fish. The establishment of a new type of welfare biomarkers using cutting‐edge technologies like proteomics and other omics technologies is proposed as a solution to this issue. Therefore, we provide a brief description of these new methodologies, describing for each one how they can improve our scientific knowledge and the role they can play in farmed fish welfare biomarker discovery.

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“…In 2012, the sector provided 47% of the world's fish consumption (FAO ). The impact of increasing numbers and volume of fish farms on the environment and welfare of fish in aquaculture causes public concern (Grigorakis ; Bovenkerk & Meijboom ; EATIP ; Bergqvist & Gunnarsson ). Sustainable aquaculture is a focus point of the European Union (COM 299 ); noteworthy, animal welfare is an element of sustainability (Gamborg & Sandøe ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of density, PVC-tubes and feeding time on growth, stress and aggression in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

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Successive exposure to aquaculture‐related stressors may compromise the allostatic capacity of African catfish and lead to allostatic overload and poor welfare. Therefore, we tested the effect of (i) feeding during the light or dark phase, (ii) density (51 fish per 140 L versus 51 fish per 43 L) and (iii) altered available resting space/shelter on stress handling were studied in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Available resting space/shelter was manipulated by providing PVC‐tubes in the tanks. Growth, baseline stress load (cortisol and osmolality), metabolism (glucose, lactate and non‐esterified fatty acids) and aggression (measured by skin scar incidence) were assessed. Upon completion of the experimental period, we determined the adaptive capacity of the fish by the response to air exposure. We show that night‐feeding enhances growth and lowers feed conversion ratio compared to day‐feeding. No effects of density were found for baseline stress hormones, basal metabolism or aggression. Low density seems to stimulate aggressive behaviour after air exposure. Unexpectedly, providing PVC‐tubes under high‐density conditions increased aggression, raised baseline cortisol levels and decreased basal metabolism as well as growth; also the endocrine response to air exposure was stronger. We argue that these effects relate to a reduction in available space, i.e. a further increase in density, or to an increased competition for shelter. Overall, our data suggest that night‐feeding optimizes growth and that care should be taken in using objects as shelter/enrichment for African catfish.

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Ethical Issues in Aquaculture Production

Cited by 39 publications

References 89 publications

Antibacterial Drugs in Fish Farms: Application and Its Effects

Antibacterial Drugs in Fish Farms: Application and Its Effects

A Proteomics and other Omics approach in the context of farmed fish welfare and biomarker discovery

Effects of density, PVC-tubes and feeding time on growth, stress and aggression in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

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