Summary Description
- Establishes fish welfare standards in aquaculture
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal welfareAquaculture
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- Spain
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Policy
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Adopted
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Voluntary
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2023
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Gu�a sobre el bienestar de los peces en la acuicultura espa�ola, Apromar (2023)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Establishes minimum welfare standards for fish in Spain and introduces the use of animal welfare (behavioral and envionmental) indicators
- Weaknesses
- These guidelines are voluntary.