While the impacts of high exploitation on fish populations and aquatic ecosystems are well-
documented for commercial fishing, particularly in the marine environment, the potential …

Animals acquire skills and knowledge from other animals, and fish are no exception. There
is now strong experimental evidence that many species of fish exhibit social learning and …

Plastic pollution is a growing global emergency and it could serve as a geological indicator
of the Anthropocene era. Microplastics are potentially more hazardous than macroplastics …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Environmental enrichment is a simple and effective means of improving animal welfare in
any species–companion, farm, laboratory and zoo. For many years, it has been a popular …

Na primeira vez em que me propus a escrever este livro, tanto eu como os meus alunos sa
bíamos o que era necessário haver em um livro didático (ou pelo menos era assim que eu …

Structural environmental enrichment, that is, a deliberate addition of physical complexity to
the rearing environment, is sometimes utilized to reduce the expression of the undesirable …

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Wild stocks of Pacific salmonids have experienced sharp declines in abundance over the
past century. Consequently, billions of fish are released each year for enhancing abundance …

Fish aquaculture for commodity production, fisheries enhancement and conservation is
expanding rapidly, with many cultured species undergoing inadvertent or controlled …