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Welfare in wild‐capture marine fisheries
Author(s) -
Metcalfe J. D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02462.x
Subject(s) - fishery , biology , welfare , aquaculture , animal welfare , marine species , fish <actinopterygii> , agriculture , marine fisheries , ecology , economics , market economy
In contrast to terrestrial farming or aquaculture, little, if any, welfare regulation exists that constrains how fishes are handled or killed in wild‐capture marine fisheries. Given that welfare in wild‐capture fisheries is moving further up the public agenda, an unbiased, dispassionate account of what happens to fishes caught in wild‐capture marine fisheries is needed so as to identify where the main animal welfare issues exist.