> We were delighted to take part in the XXII Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society, held in Faro, Portugal!
The event brought together researchers, students and professionals to share the latest advances in animal behaviour, cognition and welfare. Our team participated in the event’s organization and contributed with oral and poster presentations, engaging with colleagues from across Portugal and beyond.
💡Highlights included thought-provoking keynotes by Melissa Bateson, Sandra Trigo and José Ricardo Paula, engaging workshops, and awards recognising the best oral and poster presentations.
> Congratulations to the organisers, speakers and participants for a truly inspiring and successful congress! 👏
(posted on 2025/11/03)
➜We are a non-profit association bridging the gaps between science and the stakeholders in the aquaculture sector: producers, certifiers, retailers, NGOs, policy makers and consumers. Our goal is to study and improve the welfare of farmed fishes and other aquatic animals by applying ethological scientific knowledge into best practices in fish farming.
Throughout the years, our team has been involved in many areas of the aquaculture sector, from scientific research to campaigning, from auditing to policy. We use that expertise to promote the welfare of fishes through many initiatives with our partners and collaborators.
We develop science-based solutions to assess and improve the welfare of captive and wild-caught fishes. In our approach, we apply a strong background in aquaculture and ethology to address the welfare of fishes. We use state-of-the-art knowledge on the behaviour of a species to understand how its welfare is affected under farming conditions and what we can do to promote it.
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