Description:Â “The magnitude of an animal welfare problem may be assessed as the product of the severity of suffering, its duration and the numbers of animals affected. Previous studies suggest that fish experience pain and fear and that, for commercially-caught fish, the severity and duration are likely to be high. This study seeks to assess the numbers of such animals…It is concluded that the number of fish represented by average annual recorded capture tonnage (1999-2007) is of the order of a trillion. This figure does not include fish caught in unrecorded capture nor the unaccounted numbers of fish that escape from fishing gear but are fatally stressed or injured in the process… ” (18 page pdf)
Weblink:Â Â http://www.fishcount.org.uk/published/std/fishcountstudy.pdf
Resource Type(s):Â Article/Post
Location:Â (Universal)
Accessibility:Â Online-Free
Wellness Domains:Â Â Earth, Earthlings
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Harmful Practices Critiqued:Â Â Hunting/Fishing