Nov. 24, 2023

Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is the most heavily targeted fish in the oceans. It lives in schools along the coasts of Peru and Chile, preferring cold waters. This species is caught for [..]

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Nov. 24, 2023

Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) is the most heavily targeted fish in the oceans. It lives in schools along the coasts of Peru and Chile, preferring cold waters. This species is caught for direct human consumption and for fish meal production. The high density inside the purse seine during hauling and crowding causes injuries and stress to this fish, which also suffers from being brought to land without prior stunning or slaughter.

Peruvian anchoveta is the first species with a profile published in the new fair-fish database|catch, which is part of our Carefish/catch project aiming to assess animal welfare impacts in fisheries, identifying the potential of reducing animal suffering in various fishing methods and fished species.

If you would like to know more information about this species in relation to purse seine fishing, access its profile at fair-fish database | catch .

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Our goals

The welfare of wild-caught fish has been overlooked in practice, research, advocacy, and policy. The Carefish/catch project aims to promote better fishing standards, by addressing 5 main goals:

  • assess global animal welfare impacts in fisheries
  • identify the potential of reducing animal suffering in various fishing methods and species
  • analyse the economic and social feasibility of the improvements suggested
  • raise problem and solution awareness in general and specific audiences
  • implement welfare guidelines into the Friend of the Sea fisheries certification scheme

Our reports

One important objective of the project is to identify keypoints of welfare hazards and suggest improvements to reduce suffering of individuals in specific fishing methods. This would enable the establishment of welfare standards into the fisheries sector throughout a series of recommendations and guidelines to be implemented into fisheries certifications.

Our welfare assessment reports in fisheries:

 
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