João L. Saraiva is an fish ethologist with a special interest in welfare. He is currently leading the Fish Ethology and Welfare Group at CCMAR and is the president of the FishEthoGroup Association. With a career built on the interplay between proximate and ultimate mechanisms underlying social behaviour and chemical communication in teleosts, João now focuses on the application of fundamental science to improve the welfare of farmed fish. He was co-editor of a special issue and book on Welfare of cultured and experimental fishes. Along with his scientific production, João is also part of the team behind FishEthoBase, an open access database on welfare of farmed fish species.
CCMAR researcher, João Saraiva, represented his work at European Maritime Day 2019.
RESEARCH TREND ALERT: Now that eco-concerns have pushed the agenda towards sustainable aquaculture, it is time to address welfare in fish farming.
João Saraiva is going to re-join CCMAR, leading a new research group focused in Ethology and Welfare. Welcome back João!
Os cientistas já sabiam que muitas espécies usam a comunicação química nas suas interações sociais, mas num estudo recentemente publicado na revista Scientific Reports, um grupo de investigadores do Centro de Ciências do Mar, dá conta de que o peixe tilápia moçambicana usa estes sinais para reduzir a violência nos combates. Os cientistas reportam também que os machos ao cheirarem a urina dos dominantes aumentam as suas hormonas sexuais.
The third edition of the Summer Shoal, dedicate to fish welfare, was organized for the first time in Portugal and was a huge success.
