The scientific consensus supports it: fish possess nociceptors, show trade-off behaviours after noxious stimuli, respond to analgesics, and demonstrate learning and avoidance consistent with the experience of pain.

Is farmed fish better for the ocean than wild-caught?

Not straightforwardly. Carnivorous farmed species such as salmon are fed wild-caught forage fish, so farming can increase rather than relieve pressure on wild stocks.

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Fish, sentience and aquaculture

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector on earth. This hub covers welfare science, fishmeal supply chains, bycatch and ocean-floor damage.

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Questions this hub answers

Do fish feel pain?: The scientific consensus supports it: fish possess nociceptors, show trade-off behaviours after noxious stimuli, respond to analgesics, and demonstrate learning and avoidance consistent with the experience of pain.
Is farmed fish better for the ocean than wild-caught?: Not straightforwardly. Carnivorous farmed species such as salmon are fed wild-caught forage fish, so farming can increase rather than relieve pressure on wild stocks.