Welfare assessment currently is less well-characterized for aquatic animals and the classical
methodologies used for terrestrial animals are not adequate to improve our knowledge …

Simple Summary European sea bass is a species with high economic and societal value in
the Mediterranean due to its intensive use in aquaculture. However, it is a species …

Stocking density is considered a stress factor for fish and is therefore one of the numerous
concerns about fish welfare in an aquaculture context. Stress coping styles (SCS) are …

The large use of fish meal/fish oil in carnivorous fish feeds is the main concern regarding
environmental sustainability of aquaculture. Here, we evaluated the effects of an innovative …

As other vertebrates, fish differ on an individual basis in their responses to disturbance (ie
stress) and in their capacity for adaptation to environmental change. This individual stress …

The relatively easy access to fish worldwide, alongside the increase of aquaculture
production contributes to increased fish consumption which result in higher prevalence of …

Stress coping style (SCS) is defined as a coherent set of individual physiological and
behavioural differences in stress responses that are consistent across context and over time …

Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) are raised as cleaner fish for controlling sea lice. Intensive
rearing is complicated by fin nipping that occurs between juvenile conspecifics. Lumpfish …

Welfare in farmed fish got particular attention during the last decades from both
governmental and public sides. In aquaculture context, welfare concerns are mainly related …

Background Telemetry applied to aquatic organisms has recently developed greatly.
Physiological sensors have been increasingly used as tools for fish welfare monitoring …