The first meeting of the Aquatic Animal Welfare Journal Club led by Dr Timothy Wiese was held on 23rd September 2024 on TEAMS. The paper up for discussion was “Current issues in fish welfare” by Huntingford et. al. (2006). Discussion covered the three main perspectives on animal welfare (Biological functioning, affective stage and natural living), the trade-offs that are inevetably encountered when considering welfare in aquaculture systems, and the problems in reducing welfare assessments to practical yet relatively simple scoring sytems.

The next meeting of the Journal Club is on 21st October at 3pm (Thailand and Vietnam) and 9 am (UK) via TEAMS. The paper up for discussion is “Novel object test: examining nociception and fear in the rainbow trout” by Sneddon et. al. (2003). If you have not yet joined the Journal Club and would like to do so, please see this blog article which has a sign-up link at the end.