Department of Philosophy and Program in Environmental Studies, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130, USA.
J Fish Biol. 2009 Dec;75(10):2872-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02463.x.
The topic of fish welfare in the context of commercial fisheries is a difficult one. From traditionally anthropocentric or human-centred perspectives, fishes are simply objects for humans to use as they see fit. When it is argued that anthropocentrism is arbitrary, it may appear that a strong animal rights position is the only recourse, with the result that humans ought not to use animals in the first place, if it is at all possible. It can be argued that both positions fail to view human beings as part of the natural world. If human beings are viewed as part of the world from which they live, then it has to be asked what it means to be respectful of the animals which humans use and from which they live. From this perspective, concern for the welfare of the fishes humans eat is simply what should be expected from humans as good citizens in the community of living creatures.
商业捕捞中的鱼类福利问题是一个复杂的问题。从传统的人类中心主义或以人为中心的观点来看，鱼类只是人类随意使用的对象。如果认为人类中心主义是任意的，那么似乎唯一的选择是采取强烈的动物权利立场，其结果是，如果有可能的话，人类首先就不应该使用动物。可以说，这两种立场都没有将人类视为自然世界的一部分。如果将人类视为他们所生活的世界的一部分，那么就必须要问，尊重人类所使用和赖以生存的动物意味着什么。从这个角度来看，关心人类所食用鱼类的福利，只是人类作为生物共同体中的好公民应该期望的。
