This section will be used to publish resources for fish researchers and animal care staff.
- Beyond compliance: harmonising research and husbandry practices to improve experimental reproducibility using fish models (Paull et al., 2023)
- DETAILS: guidelines for environmental enrichment for captive fish (Jones et al., 2021)
- Enrichment for Laboratory Zebrafish - Review of the Evidence and the Challenges (Stevens et al., 2021)
- Can we achieve positive welfare for farmed fish? (Sanchez-Saurez & Torgerson-White, 6 November 2020)
- Environmental enrichment and fish welfare in aquaculture (Arechevala-López, 3 November 2020)
- Better farming practices in aquaculture: can standards drive change? (Alemany, 5 November 2020)
- Arechavala-Lopez et al. (2020): Enriched environments enhance cognition, exploratory behaviour and brain physiological functions of Sparus aurata. Scientific Reports, 10, 11252. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68306-6
- Fishes Special Issue "The Welfare of Cultured and Experimental Fishes" (2019)
- Sullivan et al. (2016): Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish
- Näslund J & Johnsson JI (2016): Environmental enrichment for fish in captive environments: Effects of physical structures and substrates. Fish and Fisheries, 17(1): 1-30.
- Enrich Fish: a project to improve the rearing conditions and welfare of Atlantic salmon used in laboratory experiments.
- Handley (2001) Environmental enrichment for fish used in regulatory toxicity studies. Animal Technology 52, 227-232.
- Improved zebrafish welfare through enrichment, behavioural assessment and analgesia
- Effects of environmental enrichment on survivorship, growth, sex ratio and behaviour in laboratory maintained zebrafish Danio rerio
- The role of water chemistry in zebrafish welfare and reproducibility of research studies (project led by Roderic Wilson)
- Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Environmental Summary, Aquatic Resources Program, Boston Children's Hospital
- A Gelatin-based Diet for Oral Dosing Juvenile to Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- Turnbull et al 2005, Stocking density and welfare of cage farmed Atlantic salmon: application of a multivariate analysis
- Nordgreen et al (2013): The time budget of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) held in enriched tanks. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 144(3-4), 147-152.
- European legislation on environmental enrichment and what this means for fish (Penny Hawkins, 2017)
- Social enrichment and requirements for the tank rearing of Atlantic Salmon (Jonatan Nilsson, 2016)
- Social enrichment for Atlantic salmon (Jonatan Nilsson, 2016)
- Husbandry and environmental enrichment - what do fish need and has there been much progress? (Gareth Readman, 2009)
- Lieggi et al (2019): The Influence of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Factors on Reproducibility and Replicability in Aquatic Animal Models. ILAR Journal, 60(2), 270-288.
- Fisher (2000): Facilities and Husbandry (Large Fish Models), in The Laboratory Fish, Academic Press
- Overstreet et al. (2000): Facilities and Husbandry (Small Fish Models), in The Laboratory Fish, Academic Press
- White et al (2017) The impact of social context on behaviour and the recovery from welfare challenges in zebrafish, Danio rerio. Animal Behaviour 132, 189–199.
- Melvin et al (2017) Towards improved behavioural testing in aquatic toxicology: Acclimation and observation times are important factors when designing behavioural tests with fish. Chemosphere, 180: 430-436.
- Sullivan et al (2016) Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 174: 181-188.
- Graham et al (2018) Zebrafish welfare: Natural history, social motivation and behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 200: 13-22.
- Brydges et al (2009) Does environmental enrichment affect the behaviour of fish commonly used in laboratory work? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 118(3-4): 137-143.
- Williams et al (2009) Key issues concerning environmental enrichment for laboratory-held fish species. Laboratory Animals, 43(2): 107-120.
- Maierdiyali et al (2020) Effect of Tank Size on Zebrafish Behavior and Physiology. Animals, 10(12).
Please also see the section on Environmental enrichment for fishin the part of this website about fish.