Fishes

Fish - these four letters stand for an enormous number of trillions of animals but still up to the present day we only know little about their inner life. There have been numerous studies showing impressively that they indeed feel pain. Even though they lack a human-like neocortex, apparently other...

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Autor: Bauer, Helena
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/da.427
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Fishes
Sentience
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Article 13 TFEU
Peces
Sentiencia
Pesca
Acuicultura
Articulo 13 TFUE
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spelling Fishesthe Forgotten Sentient BeingsPecesBauer, HelenaFishesSentienceFisheriesAquacultureArticle 13 TFEUPecesSentienciaPescaAcuiculturaArticulo 13 TFUEFish - these four letters stand for an enormous number of trillions of animals but still up to the present day we only know little about their inner life. There have been numerous studies showing impressively that they indeed feel pain. Even though they lack a human-like neocortex, apparently other parts of the fish brain seem to be responsible for processing emotions and consciousness. Observations from nature strongly support the remarkable capacity of fishes to live a conscious life: they have an excellent memory and use land marks for orientation, recognize the different individuals in their shoal and remember their hierarchical status in the group. They cooperate between species and even invent interspecific sign language. In conclusion, there is clear evidence that fishes are conscious, sentient beings - and indeed since 2009 they are recognized as such by the EU in article 13 TFEU. However, under welfare aspects of secondary EU legislation, the fishes are either only included on a very basic general level or not considered at all. Especially considering the numbers of fish individuals and the methods used in fisheries and aquaculture, it is high time to overcome this erroneous view and to finally grant them the protection they deserve as "sentient beings" - on the legislative level, but also in fisheries and aquaculture practices, policies, and not least in our daily behaviour.Peces: estas cinco letras representan una enorme cantidad de trillones de animales pero hasta el día de hoy poco sabemos sobre su vida interior. Ha habido numerosos estudios que muestran de manera impresionante que realmente sienten dolor. A pesar de que carecen de un neocórtex similar al humano, aparentemente otras partes del cerebro de los peces parecen ser responsables del procesamiento de las emociones y la conciencia. Las observaciones de la naturaleza apoyan firmemente la notable capacidad de los peces para llevar a cabo una vida consciente: tienen una excelente memoria y utilizan las marcas de tierra para la orientación, reconocen a los diferentes individuos en su banco y también recuerdan su estado jerárquico en el grupo. Cooperan entre especies e incluso inventan el lenguaje de signos interespecífico. En conclusión, existe una clara evidencia de que los peces son seres conscientes y sintientes y, de hecho, desde 2009 están reconocidos como tales por la UE en el artículo 13 del TFUE. Sin embargo, bajo los aspectos de bienestar de la legislación secundaria de la UE, los peces se incluyen solo en un nivel general muy básico o no se consideran en absoluto. Especialmente teniendo en cuenta el número de individuos de peces y los métodos utilizados en la pesca y la acuicultura, es hora de superar este punto de vista erróneo y otorgarles finalmente la protección que merecen como "seres sintientes" a nivel legislativo pero también en las prácticas y políticas de la pesca y la acuicultura y, no menos importante, en nuestro comportamiento diario. 22019-01-0120192019-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/204232https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/da.427reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2042322026-06-06T12:50:31Z
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the Forgotten Sentient Beings
Peces
title Fishes
spellingShingle Fishes
Bauer, Helena
Fishes
Sentience
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Article 13 TFEU
Peces
Sentiencia
Pesca
Acuicultura
Articulo 13 TFUE
title_short Fishes
title_full Fishes
title_fullStr Fishes
title_full_unstemmed Fishes
title_sort Fishes
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author Bauer, Helena
author_facet Bauer, Helena
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fishes
Sentience
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Article 13 TFEU
Peces
Sentiencia
Pesca
Acuicultura
Articulo 13 TFUE
topic Fishes
Sentience
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Article 13 TFEU
Peces
Sentiencia
Pesca
Acuicultura
Articulo 13 TFUE
description Fish - these four letters stand for an enormous number of trillions of animals but still up to the present day we only know little about their inner life. There have been numerous studies showing impressively that they indeed feel pain. Even though they lack a human-like neocortex, apparently other parts of the fish brain seem to be responsible for processing emotions and consciousness. Observations from nature strongly support the remarkable capacity of fishes to live a conscious life: they have an excellent memory and use land marks for orientation, recognize the different individuals in their shoal and remember their hierarchical status in the group. They cooperate between species and even invent interspecific sign language. In conclusion, there is clear evidence that fishes are conscious, sentient beings - and indeed since 2009 they are recognized as such by the EU in article 13 TFEU. However, under welfare aspects of secondary EU legislation, the fishes are either only included on a very basic general level or not considered at all. Especially considering the numbers of fish individuals and the methods used in fisheries and aquaculture, it is high time to overcome this erroneous view and to finally grant them the protection they deserve as "sentient beings" - on the legislative level, but also in fisheries and aquaculture practices, policies, and not least in our daily behaviour.
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