Fish Welfare — Pain and Stress in Fish

Fish welfare is an increasingly important subject, and the aim of this webinar is to ensure that you gain an understanding of what it is and why it is so important to be concerned about the welfare of the fish under your care. The question "Do fish feel pain?" has been a contentious issue for the past decade. The webinar will also look at stress in fish. What is stress from a physiological viewpoint? What are the factors that cause stress? What effect does it have on fish? What can we do to decrease the stress in our aquatic environments?

course length: 1 hour