Environmental enrichment for farmed sea bream addresses the behavioural needs of these active, curious fish in sea cage and tank culture.
Sea bream enrichment research is less developed than for salmon but demonstrates that these fish benefit from environmental complexity. Barren net pen environments prevent the exploration and spatial variation that sea bream would experience in natural reef environments. Feeding enrichment that varies timing and distribution reduces the competitive feeding frenzy that occurs with synchronised feeding of hungry fish. As understanding of sea bream cognition advances, more targeted enrichment approaches that meet species-specific behavioural needs will become possible.