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fair-fish database programme
The idea of this programme is to give some information about farmed fishes related to their natural needs, behaviours or farming conditions that are relevant to take into account to assess and improve their welfare; all this in just a few words - less than 3 min. Thus, the programme is composed of series of very brief podcasts focused on fish species with profiles already published in the fair-fish database, the first online database to assemble ethological knowledge of farmed fishes. The episodes already released are displayed below:
Series 12 / I
Series 12 / I
Lake Garda carpione (Salmo carpio)
Did you know that the natural distribution of this fish is restricted to Lake Garda in northern Italy?
Listen to this episode to know more about Lake Garda carpione and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 12 / II
Series 12 / II
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Did you know that whereas some individuals migrate between fresh water and salt water, others are resident and stay in lakes?
Listen to this episode to know more about Coho salmon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 12 / III
Series 12 / III
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Whereas some individuals migrate to the ocean a few weeks after hatching in streams, others remain there for a year before migration!
Listen to this episode to know more about Chinook salmon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 11 / I
Series 11 / I
Yellow catfish (Tachysurus sinensis)
Did you know that because males of Yellow catfish grow 30% faster and reach bigger sizes, the farming industry focus on creating only males?
Listen to this episode to know more about Yellow catfish and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 11 / II
Series 11 / II
Chinese longsnout catfish (Tachysurus dumerili)
Chinese longsnout catfish lives in association with the substrate at the bottom and can be found at rivers of eastern China and western Korea.
Listen to this episode to know more about Chinese longsnout catfish and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 11 / III
Series 11 / III
Black bullhead catfish (Ameiurus melas)
Black bullhead catfish is a social fish, with no reported aggressive behaviours, which is commonly cultured in the USA and in Italy.
Listen to this episode to know more about Black bullhead catfish and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 10 / I
Series 10 / I
Pengba (Osteobrama belangeri)
Did you know that natural populations of Pengba have been declining over the years and it is one of the endangered fishes of India?
Listen to this episode to know more about Pengba and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 10 / II
Series 10 / II
Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)
Wuchang bream has characteristics making this cyprinid an interesting fish for aquaculture and an important farmed species - especially in China!
Listen to this episode to know more about Wuchang bream and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 10 / III
Series 10 / III
Orangefin labeo (Labeo calbasu)
Did you know that Orangefin labeo has a great resistance to diseases and high tolerance to a wide range of environmental conditions?
Listen to this episode to know more about Orangefin labeo and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 9 / I
Series 9 / I
Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala)
Mrigal is the least preferred species among the three Indian major carps as its complete harvesting is possible only by draining.
Listen to this episode to know more about Mrigal and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 9 / II
Series 9 / II
Catla (Labeo catla)
Catla is a carp that can be stressed to the point of mortality by transportation at high densities in plastic bags, a common farm procedure.
Listen to this episode to know more about Catla and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethogroup.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 9 / III
Series 9 / III
Roho labeo (Labeo rohita)
Did you know that Roho labeo is considered the most important species among the three Indian major carps?
Listen to this episode to know more about Roho labeo and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 8 / I
Series 8 / I
Milkfish (Chanos chanos)
Did you know that Milkfish started to be cultured about 4-6 centuries ago in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Philippines, its main producers?
Listen to this episode to know more about Milkfish and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 8 / II
Series 8 / II
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Channel catfish dominates the aquaculture industry in USA, being frequently hybridised with the related species known as blue catfish.
Listen to this episode to know more about Channel catfish and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 8 / III
Series 8 / III
Pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
Pond loach is a fish species that has been farmed not only for its meat, but also to be used as live bait and as ornamental fish.
Listen to this episode to know more about Pond loach and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 7 / I
Series 7 / I
Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)
Bighead carp can tolerate great thermal variations and has been farmed for more than a thousand years now.
Listen to this episode to know more about Bighead carp and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 7 / II
Series 7 / II
Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
Larger juveniles and adults of Black carp use their heavy teeth to crash molluscs shells and then feeding on these animals.
Listen to this episode to know more about Black carp and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 7 / III
Series 7 / III
Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
Silver carp expresses the behaviour of leaping out of the water when disturbed and is one of the most intensively cultured fish in Asia.
Listen to this episode to know more about Silver carp and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 6 / I
Series 6 / I
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
Do you know that besides fisheries, this species is used as an animal model in research, for aquaculture production, and in public aquariums?
Listen to this episode to know more about Common cuttlefish and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 6 / II
Series 6 / II
Mexican four-eyed octopus (Octopus maya)
Common procedures in farming systems can cause high stress responses for this octopus species.
Listen to this episode to know more about Mexican four-eyed octopus and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 6 / III
Series 6 / III
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
It is possible to improve the welfare conditions of this species in farms by providing shelters and substrate.
Listen to this episode to know more about Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 5 / I
Series 5 / I
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Do you know that this carp is the oldest reared species, being also the number one in aquaculture?
Listen to this episode to know more about Common carp and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 5 / II
Series 5 / II
Crucian carp (Carassius carassius)
It can tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions, but hormonal manipulation for reproduction in farms can cause deformities in this carp.
Listen to this episode to know more about Crucian carp and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 5 / III
Series 5 / III
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
This carp is a herbivorous fish that has been introduced into more than 50 countries throughout the world!
Listen to this episode to know more about Grass carp and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 4 / I
Series 4 / I
Beluga (Huso huso)
This sturgeon is stressed by common farm procedures, like air exposure and confinement...
Listen to this episode to know more about Beluga and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 4 / II
Series 4 / II
Kaluga (Huso dauricus)
Did you know that Kaluga can take up to 23 years to firstly spawn, with a long period between spawning events?
Listen to this episode to know more about Kaluga and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 4 / III
Series 4 / III
Giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy)
A good way to improve the welfare of this fish is installing the hatcheries and broodstock facilities inside.
Listen to this episode to know more about Giant gourami and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 3 / I
Series 3 / I
Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)
Did you know that it is possible to improve the welfare of this fish just by providing proper light conditions?
Listen to this episode to know more about Meagre and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 3 / II
Series 3 / II
Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus)
It is the smallest sturgeon! While some populations are residents, others migrate 300 km or more!
Listen to this episode to know more about Sterlet sturgeon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 3 / III
Series 3 / III
Stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)
This sturgeon is farmed mainly because it is a source of one of the highest priced varieties of caviar – the sevruga caviar.
Listen to this episode to know more about Adriatic sturgeon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 2 / I
Series 2 / I
Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii)
As other sturgeons, this one is critically endangered, but it is so threatened by overfishing that it was probably extinct in the wild!
Listen to this episode to know more about Adriatic sturgeon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 2 / II
Series 2 / II
Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
Besides being farmed for caviar production as other sturgeons, Russian sturgeon is also sold for its meat.
Listen to this episode to know more about Russian sturgeon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 2 / III
Series 2 / III
Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)
Siberian sturgeon has been farmed for over a century! Its production started in the old Soviet Union.
Listen to this episode to know more about Siberian sturgeon and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 1 / I
Series 1 / I
Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Do you know that this fish can live for more than 57 years and is commercially popular in Asia for its food quality and in Australia for recreational fishing?
Listen to this episode to know more about Mangrove red snapper and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 1 / II
Series 1 / II
Crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus)
Crimson snapper is a carnivorous fish native to the Indo-Pacific region that can inhabit reefs at depths from just 1 to 300 meters!
Listen to this episode to know more about Crimson snapper and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
Series 1 / III
Series 1 / III
John's snapper (Lutjanus johnii)
John’s snapper is a fish native to the Indo-West Pacific that is sadly overfished and vulnerable to climate change.
Listen to this episode to know more about John's snapper and visit its profile in the fair-fish online database at fishethobase.net.
To read this episode, click here.
