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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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New Collaboration: Fipola to Introduce Higher Welfare Fish for the first time in India
We entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Fipola Retail Pvt. Limited—a modern meat retail chain in India.
Meenal Rajapet
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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Our One and Three Year Plans in China
This post summarizes our One and Three Year Plans for improving the welfare of fishes in China.
Jennifer-Justine Kirsch
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Lu Chen
May 26, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
480 views
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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