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The fair-fish database, formerly known as FishEthoBase, is designed to collect, systematise, and make available (open access) all welfare-related knowledge to be found on food fishes in the wild, in captivity, and during catching in order to help improve fish welfare and avoid practices that harm fishes.
News  2024-03-28

FAQ: "Behind an entry in the WelfareCheck / the Dossier, what does `[x]-[y]´ mean?": In another edition of the FAQ series, we dive into indirect citations: what we mean by that, how we display them, and why we try to avoid them. If you notice things in the fair-fish database that you don't understand, please let us know. → read more

The Mission

For us, behaviour is the most important indicator of the welfare state of an individual. By describing the behaviour of aquatic animals in the wild and in captivity, we aim to assess the species’ potential on the welfare continuum.

Because we rely on scientific sources, this gives us the reliable, valid, and objective basis for recommendations on how to avoid harm and how to improve welfare.

The goal is to bridge the gap between science and the stakeholders in the aquaculture and fisheries sector: producers, fishing people, certifiers, retailers, NGOs, policy makers, and consumers.


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The Cooperations

Testimonials
Testimonial
Tom Rossiter (Head of Precision Farming at SafetyNet Technologies)

«For commercial fishing we need the best available information on how to handle catches so as to optimise the welfare of the fish. This brings the added benefit of improving the quality of the catch and the final product to the consumer. We have much to learn and fair-fish will play an invaluable role in making this knowledge accessible in a digestible form.»

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The Team
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The fair-fish database is a project launched and managed by fair-fish, under cooperation with FishEthoGroup.

fair-fish is an NGO aiming at increasing welfare of aquatic animals in captivity and decreasing welfare hazards during catching, applying fair trade with fishermen and -women, and protecting the environment.

FishEthoGroup is a non-profit institution dedicated to research and improving the welfare of aquatic animals. Its role in the fair-fish database is to provide content for the species profiles as well as collaborating in the discussions on the development and structure of the database. 

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Contact

Get in touch. For questions about the fair-fish database, suggestions for species or other queries, drop us a line.