Research Note – The Treatment of Farmed Fish Under EU Law

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This Research Note, published in partnership with Ethical Seafood Research, provides an overview of the EU legislative acts relevant to the treatment of farmed fish.

This Research Note, co-authored by Alice Di Concetto and Pauline Koczorowski, provides an overview of the EU legislative acts relevant to the treatment of wild-caught fish. This Note further lists recent legislative and legal developments, as well as reform proposals to achieve a more humane treatment of aquatic animals living in the sea.

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