JULY 2011
John Ace-Hopkins joint winner of the HSA
2011 Humane Slaughter Award

The awards were presented at the HSA’s two-day Centenary International Symposium held at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on 30th June and 1st July, to Jeff Lines of Silsoe Livestock Systems for his research into electrical methods for the humane stunning and killing of farmed fish, and to John Ace-Hopkins of Ace Aquatec Limited for his work taking up this research in the development of commercial humane stunning and killing equipment for farmed fish.

James Kirkwood, HSA Chief Executive and Scientific Director, said “Before ten years ago there was no way to humanely kill farmed fish en masse – they died slowly through suffocation when harvested from the water. This welfare benefit affects millions of fish. The development of this technology is a huge step forward and the HSA was very pleased to make these awards to Jeff Lines and John Ace-Hopkins.”

Ace Aquatec produces commercial stunning equipment for trout, salmon, seabass, seabream, cod, halibut and turbot.

For more information visit:

http://www.hsa.org.uk
http://www.hsa.org.uk/Resources/Press/Media%20release%20awards%20and%20symposium%202011%202.pdf
www.aceaquatec.com

The HSA is an independent charity that works through educational, scientific and technical advances to improve the welfare of food animals worldwide during transport, marketing and slaughter.

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