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  • How can farmed fish be slaughtered humanely?

    Just as with other farmed vertebrates such as cattle, sheep and poultry, the humane slaughter of fish requires that fish...
    Tagged: Farmed fishHumane killing
  • Does the RSPCA have animal welfare standards for salmon?

    The RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme aims to improve the welfare of as many farm animals as possible by providing an...
    Tagged: Animal productsFarmed fishRSPCA Approved Farming
  • How are farmed Atlantic salmon killed?

    At harvest, farmed Atlantic salmon may be removed from their sea pens through large pipes and transferred to special harvesting...
    Tagged: Farmed fishHumane killing
  • How are farmed Atlantic salmon bred?

    Incubation/hatching In salmon farming, the lifecycle of the fish starts with laying down of eggs in the hatchery during the...
    Tagged: BreedingFarmed fish
  • Is intensive aquaculture similar to intensive land-based livestock production?

    In 2016, fifty percent of global fish production was aquaculture-based fishery. With reduced abundance of wild caught fish stocks and...
    Tagged: Farmed fishIntensive farming
  • What are farmed Atlantic salmon fed?

    Salmon are carnivorous and their formulated feed contains fish meal as a source of protein and fish oil as a...
    Tagged: Farm animal husbandryFarmed fish

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