Enriched environments enhance cognition, exploratory behaviour and brain physiological functions of Sparus aurata

Arechavala-Lopez, P.; Caballero-Froilán, J. C.; Jiménez-García, M.; Capó, X.; Tejada, S.; Saraiva, J. L.; Sureda, A.; Moranta, D.; Sureda, Antoni; Deudero, Salud

Fish Ethology and Welfare

Short Title

FishEthoGroup

Description

We conduct research on ethology and welfare of aquatic animals. Other activities include developing an open-access database on the welfare of farmed fish, providing consultancy services for fish farms and organizing training actions at scientific and industry levels.

Coordinator

Joao L. Saraiva

Organiza

Main

The Fish Ethology and Welfare Group develops its activity in 4 main pillars:

Fundamental research on the ethology and welfare of aquatic animals (namely fish), including not only proximate mechanisms underlying behaviour such as endocrinology, neurobiology and transcriptomics, but also ultimate mechanisms such as ecology, evolution, adaptation and selection (see publications);

An open-access database on welfare of farmed aquatic animals, reviewing essential welfare criteria for all aquatic animal species currently farmed worldwide (see FishEthoBase);

Consultancy for fish farms with the aim of establishing welfare standards for aquaculture (see the CAREFISH project);

Advanced training (conferences, workshops and courses) concerning the welfare of fish (see Summer Shoal 2019 and Fish Welfare Course).

News

New book on fish welfare edited by CCMAR researchers

CCMAR organizes intensive fish welfare Course

Summer Shoal for the first time in Portugal

Welfare in farmed fish: towards the next level in aquaculture.

European Maritime Day 2019

New on Board: João Saraiva

Alexandre Quintanilha é o primeiro convidado de uma série de debates do CCMAR

Researchers claim legal protection status for farmed fishes

Study points how to improve the well-being of seabream aquaculture

New on Board: María Cabrera

New on Board: Adrián Montalt

European Parliament discusses transport of live farmed fish based on CCMAR study

New guide identifies strategies to improve the life of aquaculture fish

European Council commissions study on fish welfare to CCMAR researchers

IV Summer Shoal - a scientific retreat to rethink the present and design the future of fish welfare

Report on Fish Ethology and Welfare published by the Aquaculture Advisory Council

New on Board: Nuno de Jesus

Members

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Coordinator	Position
Joao L. Saraiva	Investigador

Name	Position
Maria Cabrera

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Maria Cabrera

Position:

Former

Other Past Members

Pablo Arechavala-López (IMEDEA/CSIC, Spain)

Jenny Volstorf

Sebastian Scholz

Billo Heinzpeter-Studer

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Publications

Selected Publications

Arechavala-López PA, Saraiva JL. Welfare Of Cultured And Experimental Fishes. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI; 2019. doi:10.3390/books978-3-03921-711-3

Huntingford F, Kadri S, Saraiva JL. Welfare of cage cultured fish under climate change. In: Climate Change On Diseases And Disorders Of Finfish In Cage Culture, 3Rd Edition. 3rdrd ed. Climate Change on Diseases and Disorders of Finfish in Cage Culture, 3rd edition. CABI; 2023.

Saraiva JL, Arechavala-Lopez P, Sneddon L. Farming fish. In: Routledge Handbook Of Animal Welfare. Routledge Handbook of Animal Welfare. Taylor and Francis; 2022.

Arechavala-Lopez P, Cabrera-Alvarez M, Maia CMarques, Saraiva JL. Environmental enrichment in fish aquaculture: a review of fundamental and practical aspects. Reviews in Aquaculture. 2021. doi:10.1111/raq.12620

Saraiva JL, Castanheira MFilipa, Arechavala-López PA, Volstorf J, Studer BHeinzpeter. Domestication and Welfare in Farmed Fish. In: Animal Domestication. Animal Domestication. ; 2018. doi:10.5772/intechopen.77251

Saraiva JL, Arechavala-López PA, Castanheira MF, Volstorf J, Studer BHeinzpeter. A Global Assessment of Welfare in Farmed Fishes: The Fishethobase. Fishes. 2019. doi:10.3390/fishes4020030

Arechavala-López PA, Diaz-Gil C, Saraiva JL, et al. Effects of structural environmental enrichment on welfare of juvenile seabream (Sparus aurata). Aquaculture Reports. 2019;15. doi:10.1016/j.aqrep.2019.100224

Arechavala-Lopez P, Caballero-Froilán JC, Jiménez-García M, et al. Enriched environments enhance cognition, exploratory behaviour and brain physiological functions of Sparus aurata. Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-68306-6

All Publications


Saraiva JL, Arechavala-Lopez P, Sneddon L. Finding the "golden stocking density": a balance between fish welfare and farmers' perspectives. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2022. doi:10.3389/fvets.2022.930221 Read more about Finding the "golden stocking density": a balance between fish welfare and farmers' perspectives Google Scholar DOI
Arechavala-Lopez P, Nuñez-Velazquez S, Diaz-Gil C, Follana-Berná G, Saraiva JL. Suspended Structures Reduce Variability of Group Risk-Taking Responses of Dicentrarchus labrax Juvenile Reared in Tanks. Fishes. 2022;7(3):126. doi:10.3390/fishes7030126 Read more about Suspended Structures Reduce Variability of Group Risk-Taking Responses of Dicentrarchus labrax Juvenile Reared in Tanks Google Scholar PT DOI
Saraiva JL, Volstorf J, Cabrera-Álvarez MJ, Arechavala-Lopez P. Using Ethology To Improve Farmed Fish Welfare And Production. Brussels: Aquaculture Advisory Council; 2022. https://aac-europe.org/images/AAC_ethology_and_welfare_final.pdf. Read more about Using ethology to improve farmed fish welfare and production Google Scholar PT
Palstra AP, Arechavala-Lopez P, Xue Y, Roque A. Accelerometry of Seabream in a Sea-Cage: Is Acceleration a Good Proxy for Activity?. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2021;8. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.639608 Read more about Accelerometry of Seabream in a Sea-Cage: Is Acceleration a Good Proxy for Activity? Google Scholar PT DOI
Rios-Fuster B, Arechavala-Lopez P, García-Marcos K, et al. Experimental evidence of physiological and behavioral effects of microplastic ingestion in Sparus aurata. Aquatic Toxicology. 2021;231:105737. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105737 Read more about Experimental evidence of physiological and behavioral effects of microplastic ingestion in Sparus aurata Google Scholar DOI
Arechavala-Lopez P, Pérez-Mayol S, Palmer M, Valero-Rodriguez JM, Sanchez-Jerez P, Morales-Nin B. Tracing of aquaculture-escaped meagre Argyrosomus regius through otolith microchemistry. Journal of Sea Research. 2021;169:102007. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2021.102007 Read more about Tracing of aquaculture-escaped meagre Argyrosomus regius through otolith microchemistry Google Scholar PT DOI
Follana-Berná G, Palmer M, Campos-Candela A, et al. Consequences of trait-selective fisheries on population reproductive potential: An experimental approach. Fisheries Research. 2021;239:105939. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105939 Read more about Consequences of trait-selective fisheries on population reproductive potential: An experimental approach Google Scholar PT DOI
Saraiva JL, Arechavala-Lopez P, Cabrera-Alvarez M, Waley D. Particular Welfare Needs In Animal Transport: Aquatic Animals. Brussels: European Parliament; 2021. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=IPOL_STU(2021)690875. Read more about Particular welfare needs in animal transport: aquatic animals Google Scholar
Arechavala-López PA, Nazzaro-Alvarez J, Jardí-Pons A, et al. Linking stocking densities and feeding strategies with social and individual stress responses on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Physiology & Behavior. 2020;213. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112723 Read more about Linking stocking densities and feeding strategies with social and individual stress responses on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) Google Scholar PT DOI
Baduy F, Saraiva JL, Ribeiro F, Canario AVM, Guerreiro PM. Distribution and Risk Assessment of Potential Invasiveness of Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842) in Portugal. Fishes. 2020;5(1). doi:10.3390/fishes5010003 Read more about Distribution and Risk Assessment of Potential Invasiveness of Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842) in Portugal Google Scholar PT DOI
Candela MGimenez, Saraiva JL, Bauer H. The legal protection of farmed fish in Europe – analysing the range of EU legislation and the impact of international animal welfare standards for the fishes in European aquaculture. dA. Derecho Animal (Forum of Animal Law Studies). 2020;11(1). doi:10.5565/rev/da.460 Read more about The legal protection of farmed fish in Europe – analysing the range of EU legislation and the impact of international animal welfare standards for the fishes in European aquaculture Google Scholar PT DOI
Follana-Berná G, Palmer M, Lekanda-Guarrotxena A, Grau A, Arechavala-Lopez P. Fish density estimation using unbaited cameras: Accounting for environmental-dependent detectability. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2020;527. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151376 Read more about Fish density estimation using unbaited cameras: Accounting for environmental-dependent detectability Google Scholar PT DOI
Muñoz L, Aspillaga E, Palmer M, Saraiva JL, Arechavala-Lopez P. Acoustic telemetry: a tool to monitor fish swimming behaviour in sea-cage aquaculture. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2020. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00645 Read more about Acoustic telemetry: a tool to monitor fish swimming behaviour in sea-cage aquaculture Google Scholar PT DOI
Diaz-Gil C, Alós J, Arechavala-Lopez P, et al. Reversible morphological changes in a juvenile marine fish after exposure to predatory alarm cues. Royal Society Open Science. 2020;7(5):191945. doi:10.1098/rsos.191945 Read more about Reversible morphological changes in a juvenile marine fish after exposure to predatory alarm cues Google Scholar PT DOI
Arechavala-Lopez P, Caballero-Froilán JC, Jiménez-García M, et al. Enriched environments enhance cognition, exploratory behaviour and brain physiological functions of Sparus aurata. Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-68306-6 Read more about Enriched environments enhance cognition, exploratory behaviour and brain physiological functions of Sparus aurata Google Scholar PT DOI
Arechavala-López PA, Saraiva JL. Welfare Of Cultured And Experimental Fishes. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI; 2019. doi:10.3390/books978-3-03921-711-3 Read more about Welfare of Cultured and Experimental Fishes Google Scholar PT DOI
Höglund E, Moltesen M, Castanheira MF, et al. Contrasting neurochemical and behavioural profiles reflects stress coping styles but not stress responsiveness in farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Physiology and Behavior. 2019. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112759 Read more about Contrasting neurochemical and behavioural profiles reflects stress coping styles but not stress responsiveness in farmed gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) Google Scholar DOI
Oliveira C, McStay E, Cabrita E, et al. Investigating the kisspeptin system in the hermaphrodite teleost gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110624 Read more about Investigating the kisspeptin system in the hermaphrodite teleost gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) Google Scholar DOI
CASTRO-FERNÁNDEZ JULIA, CASTEJÓN-SILVO INÉS, Arechavala-Lopez P, TERRADOS JORGE, Morales-Nin B. Feeding ecology of pipefish species inhabiting Mediterranean seagrasses. Mediterranean Marine Science. 2019. doi:10.12681/mms.22455 Read more about Feeding ecology of pipefish species inhabiting Mediterranean seagrasses Google Scholar PT DOI
Saraiva JL, Arechavala-López PA, Castanheira MF, Volstorf J, Studer BHeinzpeter. A Global Assessment of Welfare in Farmed Fishes: The Fishethobase. Fishes. 2019. doi:10.3390/fishes4020030 Read more about A Global Assessment of Welfare in Farmed Fishes: The Fishethobase Google Scholar PT DOI
Arechavala-López PA, Diaz-Gil C, Saraiva JL, et al. Effects of structural environmental enrichment on welfare of juvenile seabream (Sparus aurata). Aquaculture Reports. 2019;15. doi:10.1016/j.aqrep.2019.100224 Read more about Effects of structural environmental enrichment on welfare of juvenile seabream (Sparus aurata) Google Scholar DOI
Saraiva JL. Fish Lives Matter! Science-based evidence and directions for humane fish farming. 2019. Read more about Fish Lives Matter! Science-based evidence and directions for humane fish farming Google Scholar
Saraiva JL, Arechavala-Lopez P. Welfare of Fish—No Longer the Elephant in the Room. Fishes. 2019;4:39–0. doi:10.3390/fishes4030039 Read more about Welfare of Fish—No Longer the Elephant in the Room Google Scholar PT DOI
Saraiva JL, Castanheira MF, Arechavala-López PA, Bray P, Studer BHeinzpeter. The CAREFISH project: establishing scientific welfare standards in fish farming certification. 2018. Read more about The CAREFISH project: establishing scientific welfare standards in fish farming certification Google Scholar

Projects

Events

Type of Event

Scientific Gathering

5th Fish Welfare Summer Shoal

fair-fish and its partners CCMAR, Fishethogroup Association, Friend of the Sea, and Demos proudly present the 5 th edition of the Summer Shoal. The topic of "fish welfare" is highly relevant. This is...

Group

Fish Ethology and Welfare

September 12, 2023 to September 15, 2023

Ria Formosa

Type of Event

Scientific Gathering

IV Fish Welfare Summer Shoal

After a forced halt in the last two years, 2022 marks the return of the pioneer event gathering stakeholders in constructive dialogue around the welfare of fish. The Fishethogroup, fair-fish...

Group

Fish Ethology and Welfare

June 28, 2022 to July 1, 2022

Ria Formosa

Type of Event

Seminar

Enriching aquaculture to promote fish welfare

Pablo Arechavala-Lopez will talk about environmental enrichment that is considered a potential tool to improve or promote fish welfare in captive animals.

Group

Fish Ethology and Welfare

November 14, 2019

Anfiteatro B | Complexo Pedagógico I Gambelas Campus

Type of Event

Scientific Gathering

3rd Edition of Summer Shoal 2019 on Fish Ethology & Welfare

The 3rd Summer Shoal on Fish Ethology and Welfare aims to a meeting point of stakeholders in the "fish world", and once more integrate perspectives often perceived as antagonistic, in order to...

Group

Fish Ethology and Welfare

September 10, 2019 to September 13, 2019

Ria Formosa