Dr. Hans Van De Vis
Senior Researcher, Wageningen Livestock Research
Hans is a senior researcher at the Department of Animal Health and Welfare, Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands. He received his MSc in Biochemistry from Utrecht University, the Netherlands and a PhD in Agricultural Sciences at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. His fields of specialisation include stress and welfare of cultured and captured fish species. He has been participating in several R&D projects and networks and have published scientific papers and book chapters on fish welfare. He was a member of the EFSA working group for the assessment of welfare during farming of European eel and welfare at slaughter of European eel, sea bass and gilthead sea bream.