As the Aquaculture Stewardship Council consults on its new farm standards with significant new sections on animal welfare, this is an important moment to consider animal welfare best practices, and reflect on aspects which require further ambition in this sector.
All animals deserve a good life, and it is the responsibility of those that keep animals to make sure this happens. The difficulties we face in providing for aquatic animals means we also need a focus on reducing the number of animals impacted by aquaculture – mortalities need to reduce, the animals caught from the wild to produce feed and to become cleaner fish, need to reduce…