“…Damaged fin condition is a regular phenomenon associated with intensive fish farming (Latremouille, ). It has been recorded, for example, in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ; St‐Hilaire et al., ; Ellis et al., ), salmon ( Salmo salar ; Jones et al., ), perch (Stejskal et al., ), sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ; Person‐Le Ruyet and Le Bayon, ), cod ( Gadus morhua ; Hatlen et al., ), and many others, and is usually a result of bacterial infection and/or aggressive behaviour of fish cultured at high densities (e.g. Jobling et al., ).…”