Are farming operations accessible to researchers (describe particular studies)?
All countries reported that, in general, farming operations are accessible to researchers. BFT company owners will usually allow, following specific arrangements, for researchers credited to universities, research institutions and relevant government bodies to organize research activities as well as collect biological samples at the farms. Spain reported that two local companies are actively collaborating into research projects. Tuna Graso S.A. is engaged in the EU-funded REPRODOTT project, while Atunes de Mazarron S.L. is currently collaborating on a project aimed at developing an automatic tool for flesh quality determination. Do farming operations hire their own researchers? For what studies? In general commercial companies do not hire their own researchers, however many hire skilled professionals (biologists, veterinarians) that carry out some research activities for the companies and/or participate in research projects as those mentioned in the previous section. Only Croatia repor
