Farmed fish welfare research status in Latin America: A review
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Author
Linares-Cordova, Joel Fitzgerald
Ruiz-Gómez, María de Lourdes
Rey-Planellas, Sonia
Boglino, Anaïs
Rodríguez-Montes de Oca, Gustavo Alejandro
Ibarra-Zatarain, Zohar
Publication date
2024-07-15ISSN
0022-1112
Abstract
Latin America (LATAM) plays an important role in the world's production of aquatic animals and is the second most productive region in the world. Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Perú contribute 87% of LATAM aquaculture production. The fish welfare in aquaculture is of increasing public concern globally, and LATAM is no exception, growing in importance for fish farmers, authorities, and scientists. Although the topic is somewhat controversial, the welfare status of farmed fish has direct implications for their production and the sustainability of the industry. Therefore, this study analyses scientific papers on animal welfare in farmed fish, from the six countries in LATAM with the highest aquaculture production. The main objectives were to quantify the number of papers published between 2000 and 2023 on fish welfare by using scientific databases. A total of 285 papers were found for the period analysed. The country with the largest number of publications was Brazil (75.79%), followed by Chile (13.33%), Mexico (7.02%), Peru (1.75%), Ecuador, and Colombia (1.05%). Nile tilapia was the most studied species, appearing in 30.18% of the publications, with most of the studies mainly dealing with nutrition (32.28%). The growth of aquaculture is leading to joint efforts to generate knowledge on welfare issues, especially in poorly studied species with high production, to create policies that help minimize welfare risks. Given this, the insights generated by this review could be a useful addition to approaches investigating the trends and concepts of fish welfare in LATAM.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
637 - Produce of domestic (farmyard) animals and game
Pages
37
Publisher
Wiley
Is part of
Journal of Fish Biology
Citation
Linares‐Cordova, Joel Fitzgerald, Ana Roque, María De Lourdes Ruiz‐Gómez, Sonia Rey‐Planellas, Anaïs Boglino, Gustavo Alejandro Rodríguez‐Montes De Oca, and Zohar Ibarra‐Zatarain. 2024. “Farmed Fish Welfare Research Status in Latin America: A Review.” Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15854.
Program
Aqüicultura
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