Visibility of fish is ever increasing. The husbandry practices applied to these animals — and the welfare states associated with their use — are emerging issues in national and international science programs, organisations concerned with the treatment of animals, and amongst consumers.
The Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (DAO) journal has a Special Edition that brings together a range of perspectives on aquatic animal welfare, from pragmatic empirical science to ethics, philosophy, and animal rights activism.
Click here for the link to the Open Access articles.