Physical enrichment for improving welfare in fish aquaculture and fitness of stocking fish: A review of fundamentals, mechanisms and applications

Z Zhang, W Lin, Y Li, X Yuan, X He, H Zhao, J Mo, J Lin… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the issue of fish welfare in various aquaculture systems has garnered
significant attention from animal protection organizations, government departments …

Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) adaptive or maladaptive reactions to environmental stressors؟ a review

S Pourhosein-Sarameh, B Falahatkar - Aquaculture International, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The pikeperch (Sander lucioperca, Linnaeus, 1758), with its unique characteristics,
has gained increasing attention in the aquaculture sector. These include its highly valued …

Effects of environmental enrichment on growth performance, aggressive behavior and stress-induced changes in cortisol release and neurogenesis of black rockfish …

Z Zhang, X Xu, Y Wang, X Zhang - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Fish welfare and behavioral flexibility in aquaculture have gained increasing concern
among scientists and the public. Stress-related behavioral and physiological responses and …

Effects of environmental enrichment on the welfare of juvenile black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii: Growth, behavior and physiology

Z Zhang, Q Bai, X Xu, H Guo, X Zhang - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental enrichment is a promising way to enhance fish welfare in aquaculture.
However, the observed effects of enrichment on fish growth, behavior and physiology vary …

Submissive behavior is affected by territory structure in a social fish

T Ruberto, WT Swaney, AR Reddon - Current Zoology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Group living may engender conflict over food, reproduction, or other resources and
individuals must be able to manage conflict for social groups to persist. Submission signals …

Physical and social enrichment influences the adaptability-related behaviors of black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii: An effect mediated by social behaviors, HPI axis …

Z Zhang, Q Chen, X Guan, M Gong, J Zhang, F Cheng… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental enrichment is a promising method to increase fish ecological fitness in
hatchery release and to improve fish welfare in the aquaculture industry. However, little is …

Effect of environmental enrichment on the stress response of juvenile black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii

Z Zhang, Y Fu, H Guo, X Zhang - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
The stress response is one of the most important aspects of fish welfare in aquaculture.
However, relatively few studies focusing on the effect of environmental enrichment on the …

Effects of different levels of environmental enrichment on the sheltering behaviors, brain development and cortisol levels of black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii

Z Zhang, X Zhang, Z Li, X Zhang - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental enrichment is a promising way to increase the fitness and survival of fish
released for stock enhancement and biological conservation programs. However, the effects …

Aquaculture environment changes fish behavioral adaptability directly or indirectly through personality traits: a case study

Z Zhang, W Lin, D He, Q Wu, C Cai, H Chen… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
The expansion of the scale of the aquaculture industry is one significant characteristic of
global changes. However, the effects of the husbandry environment on fish phenotypic …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study on two territorial fishes: the influence of physical enrichment on aggressive behavior

Z Zhang, Y Fu, Z Zhang, X Zhang, S Chen - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aimed to evaluate the effect of physical enrichment levels (ie,
the intensity of physical enrichment) on the aggressive behavior of two territorial fishes …