MoU
Memorandum of Understanding: May 2013
Action planning
About FA1301
New scientific knowledge and animal welfare concerns led to including cephalopods in the new European Directive on animal protection (Directive 2010/63/EU) making them the first invertebrates to obtain protection.
Knowledge of the welfare and best experimental practices for these species is scarce, scattered among research groups, and lacking consensus. Dedicated recent efforts will shortly produce Code of Practice and general Guidelines for care and management of cephalopods in research and education. However, practical implementation and dedicated species-specific procedures to comply with the Directive are required.
Action Poster
More about this action
Background of this action
Cephalopod research, i.e. the study of octopuses, cuttlefishes, squids, and of the chambered Nautilus is growing in Europe. It currently spans from bioengineering, and commercial aquaculture to molecular biology, physiology…
Objectives and benefits
Aim
Aim of this Action is to provide the scientific basis for advancing knowledge about cephalopod welfare in research, aquaculture and public displays, and promote their conservation. The main objective is to…
Scientific programme
The Action is currently structured into five Working Groups:
– WG1. Research needs in cephalopods welfare
– WG2. Stress and diseases
– WG3. Neurophysiology, Anaesthesia and Humane end-points
– WG4. …
Coordination and organisation
COST Action FA1301 CephsInAction is coordinated and administered by the Action Management Committee (MC).
The MC is entrusted with the coordination, implementation, and…
COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme Horizon2020