Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates

Diggles, B.K.; Arlinghaus, R.; Browman, H.I.; Cooke, S.J.; Cooper, R.L.; Cowx, I.G.; Derby, C.D.; Derbyshire, S.W.; Hart, P.J.; Jones, B.; Kasumyan, A.O.; Key, B.; Pepperell, J.G.; Rogers, D.C.; Rose, J.D.; Schwab, A.; Skiftesvik, A.B.; Stevens, D.; Shields, J.D.; Watson, C.

Авторы: Diggles Benjamin K., Arlinghaus Robert, Browman Howard I., Cooke Steven J., Cooper Robin L., Cowx Ian G., Derby Charles D., Derbyshire Stuart W., Hart Paul JB, Jones Brian, Kasumyan Alexander O., Key Brian, Pepperell Julian G., Rogers D.Christopher, Rose James D., Schwab Alex, Skiftesvik Anne B., Stevens Don, Shields Jeffrey D., Watson Craig
Журнал: REVIEWS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE & AQUACULTURE
Год издания: 2023
Первая страница: 1
Последняя страница: 24
DOI: 10.1080/23308249.2023.2257802
Аннотация: The welfare of fishes and aquatic invertebrates is important, and several jurisdictions have included these taxa under welfare regulation in recent years. Regulation of welfare requires use of scientifically validated welfare criteria. This is why applying Mertonian skepticism toward claims for sentience and pain in fishes and aquatic invertebrates is scientifically sound and prudent, particularly when those claims are used to justify legislation regulating the welfare of these taxa. Enacting welfare legislation for these taxa without strong scientific evidence is a societal and political choice that risks creating scientific and interpretational problems as well as major policy challenges, including the potential to generate significant unintended consequences. In contrast, a more rigorous science-based approach to the welfare of aquatic organisms that is based on verified, validated and measurable endpoints is more likely to result in “win-win” scenarios that minimize the risk of unintended negative impacts for all stakeholders, including fish and aquatic invertebrates. The authors identify as supporters of animal welfare, and emphasize that this issue is not about choosing between welfare and no welfare for fish and aquatic invertebrates, but rather to ensure that important decisions about their welfare are based on scientifically robust evidence. These ten reasons are delivered in the spirit of organized skepticism to orient legislators, decision makers and the scientific community, and alert them to the need to maintain a high scientific evidential bar for any operational welfare indicators used for aquatic animals, particularly those mandated by legislation. Moving forward, maintaining the highest scientific standards is vitally important,in order to protect not only aquatic animal welfare, but also global food security and thewelfare of humans.
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