Mediterranean Fish Welfare: Guide to good practices and assessment indicators

The main aim of this document is to compile an operational guide for workers and those involved in mariculture, so that they can carry out tasks in line with current scientific knowledge on the welfare of farmed fish and well-established farming knowhow.
As regards implementation, this guide is for the production cycle of European sea bass and gilthead sea bream, i.e. the two main species in Mediterranean Aquaculture. For each of the individual production stages and each main activity, practices limiting fish stress and improving welfare are described.