The Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) is calling for an animal welfare-based approach to be adopted by the global fishing industry.
Founded in 2019, the New York City, U.S.A.-based organization “advocate[s] for high aquatic animal welfare among key decision-makers that influence how aquatic animals are utilized and how their welfare is defined and governed.”
On Wednesday, 9 March, ALI released a new report, “Key Welfare Recommendations for Marine Capture Fisheries,” calling for the welfare of marine animals to be better addressed by the fishing industry. The report is intended for use by fisheries management practitioners, fishing industry actors, and global certification bodies to learn more about the issue and how a welfare-based approach can be adopted by individual companies and fisheries management bodies…