It can be difficult to distinguish between the different fish in a large shoal in the sea. But the researchers agree that they are teachable individuals, and that they are fully capable of feeling pain.
“They have a brain that works just like our brain does, really,” says Svante Winberg, professor of physiology at Uppsala University.
Why, then, do we find it more difficult to relate to the fish than to other animals? Could it be because we don’t see what’s going on underwater?
Almost two million Swedes recreational fish, an age-old interest that often leads to commitment to protecting the environment. But science states that fish can feel pain, the question is only how they experience it
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Millions of Swedish recreational fishermen want to save endangered species by releasing caught fish, so-called catch-and-release. But what happens to all those fish that are hooked, photographed and released back? The issue of whether fish feel pain is a controversial topic, not least among anglers
