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Aquaculture Certification Schemes Benchmark: Aquatic Animal Welfare

By September 7th 2023September 20th, 2023No Comments

Document type: article from the Aquatic Life Institute

Author: Aquatic Life Institute

 

Preview: Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) has launched the second edition of a welfare-based aquaculture certification benchmark tool that analyzes current welfare requirements within the primary farming standards of 7 global seafood certification schemes. The assessment areas include water quality, stocking density and space requirements, environmental enrichment, feed composition, stunning and slaughter, neglected species prohibitions, and additional considerations.
Download the Aquaculture Certification Scheme Framework(58 pages)
Report featured on The Fish Site on September 8, 2023: Evaluation of certification schemes shows progress in aquaculture animal welfare standards

From the Aquatic Life Institute website