Workshop on the use of fish in public engagement with research

How, why (and why not) are fish utilised as mascots in public engagement with animal research? 

To explore this question, Animal Research Nexus team members teamed up with a small group of expert stakeholders. You can read a report on the workshop here.https://animalresearchnexus.org/publications/public-engagement-fish-workshop-report

 

Image: Pigment cells developing on a zebrafish embryo
Credit: Nikita Tsyba in cooperation with Azamat Bashabayev (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_zebrafish.jpg)