There are more than 400 species of fish being farmed globally. Most of them spend their entire lives in barren conditions. It’s a lifelong suffering.
In Portugal, at the Centre of Marine Sciences at the University of Algarve, there is an organization trying to change that. We met with the president of the Fish Etho Group, João Saraiva.
The new plant-based alternatives are more climate-friendly, do not contain microplastics or heavy metals. Is there a problem with them? Yes, several of them lack some essential nutrients
One third of all fish caught is thrown overboard or rots before it reaches the consumer - one in three fish is killed unnecessarily
Marco Vindas is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He conducts research on the neural control of behavior and physiology in fish. He wants to understand emotional and cognitive responses of fish in response to environmental stimuli. Much of his research is focused towards increasing fish welfare and promoting sustainable exploitation of both farmed and wild fish resources.
