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Aquatic Animal Welfare in China
FWI is proud to have hosted the first-ever aquatic welfare Forum at a conference in China.
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Meenal Rajapet
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
FWI’s Recent Capacity Building Workshops on Fish Welfare
This post explores the outcomes of FWI's monthly capacity building workshops on fish welfare for aquaculture farmers in Andhra Pradesh,
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Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
- Mar 17, 2022
- 5 min
SAGE Pioneers Effective Stunning for Fish in India
Our corporate partner SAGE attempted stunning before slaughter for their pangasius -- the first effort of this kind we're aware of in India.
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Thomas Billington
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
Assessing Version 1 of our Standard
FWI has been applying Version 1 of our welfare standard for 9 months in India. This post preliminarily assesses Version 1's impact on fish.
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Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
Our international (non-India) work in 2021
This post summarizes FWI's projects to help fish in China, Portugal, the UK, and the Philippines.
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Haven King-Nobles
- Jan 23, 2022
- 5 min
Our 2021 Year in Review
2021 was a year of immense growth for Fish Welfare Initiative. We doubled our budget, tripled our team size, and transitioned from...
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Karthik Pulugurtha
- Nov 18, 2021
- 5 min
Our 2022 and Onwards Scaleup Plan
By Karthik Pulugurtha and Haven King-Nobles This post discusses Fish Welfare Initiative’s plan for determining if, and if so how, to...
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Haven King-Nobles
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
Announcing FWI's First Corporate Partner
On September 21, 2021, SAGE Organics, a Hyderabad-based sustainability brand, committed to improving fish welfare. In doing so, SAGE...
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Marco Cerqueira
- Jul 29, 2021
- 7 min
Portugal and Responsible Aquaculture: Our work with EPPO to improve fish welfare
Over May and June, Fish Welfare Initiative had the opportunity to visit the Portuguese Aquaculture Experimental Station (EPPO, Olhão) to...
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Thomas Billington
- Jul 28, 2021
- 7 min
Why We're Ending Our Pilot Study Early
This blog post outlines what we believe is one of the biggest mistakes we’ve made as an organization: launching a pilot study that proved...
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Will Colin-Diamond
- Jun 18, 2021
- 7 min
Taking Pain Off the Table? - South Americans reflect on Fish Welfare
The following post was written by a Fish Welfare Initiative volunteer, Will Colin-Diamond. He recently graduated from UC San Diego where...
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Karthik Pulugurtha
- Jun 6, 2021
- 4 min
Announcing the Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture
We are excited to announce the launch of the Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture (ARA) – a first-of-its-kind collective of farmers and...
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Chiawen Chiang
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
Lessons Learned from Our Farmer Survey in Vietnam
We attempted to survey 41 fish producers in Vietnam and got zero responses. Here’s what we learned.
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Haven King-Nobles
- Jan 29, 2021
- 8 min
Our 2020 Year in Review
2020 was Fish Welfare Initiative’s first full year of operations. In it, FWI changed significantly: we shifted from focusing primarily on...
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Thomas Billington
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Our Welfare Improvements in India
This post discusses the fish welfare improvements we are helping farmers implement in India.
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Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min
Human Health Lies in the Fins of Fish
If we want to protect the environment, our health, the fish, and have a good product, we need to take into account the welfare of fish.
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Thomas Billington
- Dec 4, 2020
- 8 min
Strategy Update: Our Main Initiative
Over the past year, Fish Welfare Initiative has conducted farm visits and secondary research to identify the most promising ways to help...
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Marco Cerqueira
- Nov 30, 2020
- 10 min
Emotions in fish - what is missing for proper welfare legislation?
The expression of emotions in fish is quantifiable, and they affect the fish’s reality.
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Karina Benitez Lin
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
How Much Do People in Asian Countries Care About Fish Welfare?
The following post was written by a Fish Welfare Initiative volunteer, Karina Benitez Lin, who is the Corporate Outreach Officer at...
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Margaux Cudaback
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
A Grieving Mother and the Perils of Pacific Northwest Salmon Hatcheries
The following post was written by a Fish Welfare Initiative volunteer, Margaux Cudaback, who is an undergraduate studying Environmental...
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