Expanding the moral circle: Farmed fish as objects of moral concern

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-118

  Lund, Vonne ^a   Mejdell, Cecilie M ^a   Röcklinsberg, Helena ^b   Anthony, Ray ^c   Håstein, Tore ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal ethics; Animal welfare; Aquaculture; Fish sentience; Fish welfare; Fish welfare legislation; Moral circle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ETHICS; FISH CULTURE; LEGISLATION; MORTALITY; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY SYSTEM; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34250359491     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao075109     Document Type: Review

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