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Here we post organizational updates, research, and more. You can scroll down to view our posts sorted by when they were posted, or click below on the tags that most interest you:
Our Upcoming Test for Improving Dissolved Oxygen
This post describes FWI's latest test aimed at improving dissolved oxygen, one of the largest welfare contributors for Indian major carp.
Thomas Billington
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Results from Our Recent Culture Survey
FWI regularly conducts culture surveys with our staff to ensure that we are living up to our values. This post includes our latest results.
Haven King-Nobles
Jun 10, 20224 min read
FWI's New Theory of Change-Based Strategy
We recently made significant changes to our strategy for helping fish in India. This post discusses these changes.
Haven King-Nobles
Jun 9, 20225 min read
Aquatic Animal Welfare in China
FWI is proud to have hosted the first-ever aquatic welfare Forum at a conference in China.
Lu Chen
May 26, 20223 min read
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,
Meenal Rajapet
Apr 18, 20222 min read
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
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