期刊
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
卷 76, 期 1, 页码 82-92出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsy067
关键词
Sentience; consciousness; pain; suffering; euthanasia; slaughter; animal-based measures; precautionary principle; 3 Rs; humane end points; European Directive 2010; 63; EU
资金
- Norwegian Institute of Marine Research's Project [83741]
We revisit the evidence attributing sentience-pain-suffering to aquatic animals. The objective is to inform readers of the current state of affairs, to direct attention to where research is needed, and to identify wicked questions that are difficult to resolve unequivocally. By separating the ethical from the scientific debate, applying organized skepticism to the latter, and taking a pragmatic approach that does not depend on resolving the wicked questions, we hope to focus and strengthen research on aquatic animal welfare. A second but closely-related objective is to briefly summarize the research used to support the regulations governing the welfare of aquatic animals, particularly its limitations. If you interact with aquatic animals, these regulations already affect you. If the regulatory environment continues on its current trajectory (adding more aquatic animal taxa to those already regulated), activity in some sectors could be severely restricted, even banned. There are surely some lively debates and tough choices ahead. In the end, extending legal protection to aquatic animals is a societal choice, but that choice should not be ascribed to strong support from a body of research that does not yet exist, and may never exist, and the consequences of making that decision must be carefully weighed.
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