Gilthead Sea Bream Operational Welfare Indicator (OWI) Protocol: Ongrowing, Seawater

A standardized protocol based on scientific literature for assessing the welfare of ongrowing gilthead sea bream in seawater using Operational Welfare Indicators (OWIs).

Publisher
Centre for Aquaculture Progress
Species
Gilthead Sea Bream
Farming Scope
Ongrowers in Seawater
Version
1.0
First Published
2026-11-09
Last Updated
2026-11-09
URI
https://hub.centreforaquacultureprogress.org/owi/sbg/ong-sw/1.0/
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Contributions and acknowledgments

The Centre for Aquaculture Progress would like to extend its sincere thanks to all those who contributed their time, expertise, and feedback to the development of this protocol.

In particular, we would like to thank Marco Cerqueira (CCMAR, University of Algarve) for his close collaboration throughout the development of this document.

We would also like to thank the following individuals for their feedback on this protocol: Sean Black, Jeroen Brijs (University of Innsbruck), Steffan Edward (Aquatic Life Institute), Tessa Gonzalez (Aquatic Life Institute), Ioannis Mittakos (FishCare), Mario Passoni (Friend of the Sea), Laura Ribeiro (University of Algarve), Ana Roque (IRTA), Julija Smoljan (Cromaris), Eduardo Soler (Avramar), Douglas Waley, and Bert Wecker (Oceanloop).

Suggested citation

Centre for Aquaculture Progress. (2026). Gilthead Sea Bream Operational Welfare Indicator (OWI) Protocol: Ongrowing, Seawater (Version 1.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23889832
Also available at: https://hub.centreforaquacultureprogress.org/owi/sbg/ong-sw/1.0/