We are getting this BIG review on farmed Atlantic salmon welfare out as a preprint. Updated through Jan 2024, the reference list alone is a great resource (>500). Check out:
Handling & Management
Behaviour (Cognition & Env enrichment)
Health & Breeding
https://t.co/dkWncZ0KsF
New #shark paper alert! We used a #camtag to track the release of a juvenile tiger shark after 2 years in captivity, plus the paper is #OpenAccess so just click here to read: https://t.co/XT0cpk0d2g 1/3
I got to start my dream job this week as Science Operations Manager at Disney’s EPCOT aquarium The Seas with Nemo & Friends. You can find me with the Animals, Science & Environment team in Orlando, Florida from now on!
Cleaner fish recognise themselves in a mirror and pass one of the key tests for consciousness. These fish also recognise themselves facially in photos #fischsci#fishwelfare https://t.co/eWeVgSo8qK
🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We tracked smooth stingrays around a boat ramp in SE NSW where they scavenge fish waste & found their movements were strongly linked to these discard practices by recreational anglers @CulumBrown@400knots@MQ_Marine@FishLab_MQ @nswdpi
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https://t.co/i9dmz419HN
Another fascinating paper just out on the value of zoos, which links closely to our recent post on the Greenwell et al. paper. The current paper by Spooner et al. looks specifically at the Spheres of Influence, and proposes an updated model for the impact of modern zoos 👏
⚠️ My first paper has been published! ⚠️
My honours work using #DNA to identify #shark species sold as flake in fish&chip shops in #SouthAustralia
We are hoping that our research will provide insight 👀 about how umbrella terms ☂️ can ‘take-away’ consumers choice 🍽️
⬇️ Link
PhD positions call: "La Caixa" Foundation Incoming fellowships (https://t.co/NmBusN1HZt). Wanna do a PhD thesis on Precision Aquaculture? 🐟behaviour and welfare of captive fish? and living in Mallorca? This is your opportunity! Join our team at @IMEDEA. Please check link and RT!
Sharks are not mindless killing machines. Our review on chondrichthyan cognition out now in @SprigerANCO
@FishLab_MQ with @VeraSchluessel
https://t.co/h49IVLRt4e
We are very excited to invite you to our live seminar focused on Zoo Animal Welfare Assessment! This seminar is free of charge and will be hosted virtually on 25 November 21:00-22:00 UTC.
Register for the Seminar: https://t.co/Beb1vDpc3w
#animalwelfare#animalscience#zooanimals
For those in Sydney: Networking evening at Sydney Zoo on Thursday 10th Nov from 5.30pm onwards. Isabella from AWE will be giving a seminar on the future of enrichment and welfare, then there's dinner and drinks. Details in image for tickets!
I'm looking for a Ph.D student who is fascinated by welfare of zebrafish - deadline 14th November 2022 #PhD#zebrafish#fishsci#fishwelfare
https://t.co/xUKKd5Pzt0