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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 Vision for Helping Hundreds of Millions of Fishes
Our farmer work has helped over 1 million fishes and we want to help more. This blog post discusses how we envision scaling our program.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Jul 2, 20234 min read
Our First Successful Corporate Trial Run
Read about our first successful attempt at facilitating corporate procurement of higher-welfare fishes in India.
Upasana Sarraju
Jun 15, 20236 min read
Results of Our Survey of 505 Fish Farmers in India
Here are our learnings from a large survey of 505 Indian aquaculture farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Upasana Sarraju
Jun 14, 20235 min read
Results of Our Small-Scale, Supplementary Feeding Test
We share the results of a small-scale test we concluded recently, on the effects of reduced supplementary feeding.
Thomas Billington
Apr 1, 20237 min read
Recent Strategy Changes: Investing More in Farmer-Centric Work
Read about about our revised theory of change in this post. Over coming years, we expect to be scaling direct farmer work for better impact.
Haven King-Nobles
Mar 3, 20234 min read
Our Estimated Impact has Surpassed 1M Fishes
As of 2023, FWI has improved the lives of more than 1 million fishes across farms in India, Portugal, and the Philippines.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Our 2022 In Review
This post discusses our highlights, updates, and lessons learned from helping fish in India, China, and the Philippines in 2022.
Haven King-Nobles
Jan 25, 20238 min read
Announcing Version 2 of our Welfare Standard
After 12 months of research, we have set Version 2 of our welfare standard. Version 2 focuses on improving oxygen and phytoplankton control.
Thomas Billington
Jan 1, 20238 min read
Our 2023 Plans for Work in India
This post details our plans for our different programming to help fish in India in 2023.
Haven King-Nobles
Dec 16, 20223 min read
Advancing Fish Welfare Policy Change in India
This post summarizes our government outreach work so far, and our strategy for paving the way to strong fish welfare policies in India.
Rhiddhi Patel
Sep 30, 20226 min read
FWI's Full First Year of Measurement Data
See FWI's water quality and other measurement data here.
Haven King-Nobles
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Catalyzing Fish Welfare in India Via The Alliance For Responsible Aquaculture
Our learnings of the Indian aquaculture landscape and the Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture’s role in catalyzing fish welfare in India.
Meenal Rajapet
Sep 26, 20223 min read
Engaging Corporations with Fish Welfare in India: Our First Roundtable Event
This post summarizes our experience hosting India's first roundtable dialogue on fish welfare.
Meenal Rajapet
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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
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
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 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
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