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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  2024-03-20

New WelfareCheck | farm: Channa argus: The Asian freshwater fish marks the 85th farmed aquatic species in the fair-fish database. Probability for good welfare is grim under minimal farming conditions. With high-standard farming conditions, depth, reproduction, and substrate needs may be satisfied in captivity - and potentially more [ ... ] → 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
Phil Brooke (co-creator of fish count, Research and Education Manager at Compassion in World Farming)

«A key welfare concern for all farmed aquaculture species is the extent to which their behavioural needs can be met in the environments provided by commercial systems. The fair-fish database provides a comprehensive database of references, and helpful, detailed and reliable information extracted from them, to the natural ethology and behavioural needs of a wide range of such species. This is invaluable in determining how welfare can be measured and improved and for identifying priorities for further welfare and ethological research. It also helps to assist evaluation of the suitability of species for farming systems.»

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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.