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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.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Mar 17, 20225 min read
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.
Thomas Billington
Mar 4, 20225 min read
Our international (non-India) work in 2021
This post summarizes FWI's projects to help fish in China, Portugal, the UK, and the Philippines.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Feb 8, 20224 min read
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...
Haven King-Nobles
Jan 23, 20225 min read
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...
Haven King-Nobles
Oct 12, 20213 min read
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...
Marco Cerqueira
Jul 29, 20218 min read
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...
Thomas Billington
Jul 28, 20217 min read
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...
Will Colin-Diamond
Jun 18, 20217 min read
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.
Chiawen Chiang
Apr 28, 20212 min read
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...
Haven King-Nobles
Jan 29, 20219 min read
Our Welfare Improvements in India
This post discusses the fish welfare improvements we are helping farmers implement in India.
Thomas Billington
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Jan 22, 20214 min read
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...
Thomas Billington
Dec 4, 20208 min read
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.
Marco Cerqueira
Nov 30, 202011 min read
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...
Karina Benitez Lin
Nov 20, 20203 min read
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...
Margaux Cudaback
Aug 26, 20205 min read
Climate Change, Aquaculture, and Fish Welfare
Addressing welfare today can increase the resilience of farmed fish to climate change.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Aug 18, 20206 min read
Theory of Change
Given the myriad of welfare issues fish endure in aquaculture, as well as the potential for improved fish welfare to support...
Haven King-Nobles
Jul 8, 20203 min read
All of Our Work is a Pilot Program
We view all of our work as a pilot.
Haven King-Nobles
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Collaboration between Fish Welfare Initiative and Aquatic Life Institute
This blog post is a summary of a post we wrote on the Effective Altruism Forum. See full post here. Written by William Bench, Tom...
Haven King-Nobles
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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