Carefish project - improving catch welfare

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These are the ambitious and promising goals of the carefish project in improving catch welfare in wild-capture fisheries:

  • assess global animal welfare impacts in fisheries

  • identify the potential of reducing animal suffering in various fishing methods and species

  • analyse the economic and social feasibility of the improvements suggested

  • raise problem and solution awareness in general and specific audiences

  • implement welfare guidelines into the Friend of the Sea fisheries certification scheme