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Recreational Fishing

Jul 31 2020 | Faunalytics

We Need Better Measures For Fish Welfare

Innumerable fishes are confined by humans in farms to be raised for food. Current regulations are not good enough, and it’s time we look more closely at how to protect their welfare. READ MORE

Jul 28 2020 | Thea Pedroza

What Does Fish Sentience Mean For Fisheries?

Despite the evidence of intelligence and emotions in fishes, welfare improvements have been slow to arrive in the fishing and aquaculture industries. READ MORE

Jun 11 2020 | Lukas Jasiunas

Fishes Remember Being Caught For A Long Time

Researchers find that wild cleaner fishes can remember being caught up to 11 months after the fact, and actively try to avoid getting caught again. READ MORE

May 27 2020 | Mia Rishel

Effective Animal Campaigning: Current Knowledge And Guiding Principles

In this blog, we look at how focus, content, and framing work together to create the most effective animal advocacy campaigns. READ MORE

Apr 23 2020 | Sarah Hanneken

Can We Protect Aquatic Animal Welfare Without Considering Their Sentience?

This paper urges temperance in regulating aquatic-animal enterprises, and favors restrictions based solely on objective welfare indicators. READ MORE

Mar 17 2020 | Jacob Lichty

Global Recreational Fish Catch: Initial Estimates

Researchers gathered data and made a first attempt at estimating the volume of recreational fish caught worldwide. READ MORE

Mar 17 2020 | Jacob Lichty

Recreational fishing sa Buong Mundo: Mga Paunang Pagtatantiya

Ang mga mananaliksik ay nangalap ng datos at gumawa ng paunang pagtantya sa dami ng mga recreational fish na nahuli sa buong mundo. READ MORE

Jul 22 2019 | Owen Rogers

Positive Welfare For Fishes

This article looks at the concept of positive welfare – not just the absence of negative states, but the presence of positive ones – and how it can be applied to improve the lives of captive fishes. READ MORE

Jan 22 2019 | Lukas Jasiunas

Measuring The Trauma Of Catch-And-Release

Researchers find that catch-and-release angling causes decreased feeding performance in marine perches. READ MORE

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