Haven King-Nobles
Announcing FWI’s New Stunning Initiative in India
We are launching a multi-phase project aimed at introducing and scaling pre-slaughter stunning for farmed fishes in India.
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Paul Monaghan
Jul 105 min read
Third R&D Study of 2024: Dissolved Oxygen Tolerance Assessment
This post discusses our newly-launched field study to assess what levels of dissolved oxygen and ammonia Indian major carps can tolerate.
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Paul Monaghan
Jun 294 min read
Second R&D Study of 2024: Feed Fortification
We recently launched a new study to assess the impact and viability of feed fortification as a welfare intervention.
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Paul Monaghan
Jun 194 min read
Satellite Imagery Study Findings
In February, we conducted a study to evaluate the use of satellite imagery to predict water quality remotely. This post shares our findings.
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Paul Monaghan
Mar 265 min read
Overview of our 2024 R&D Studies
This post discusses Fish Welfare Initiative's planned R&D studies for improving fish welfare in India in 2024.
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Paul Monaghan
Feb 194 min read
First R&D Study of 2024: Validating Satellite Imagery to Detect Poor Water Quality
FWI is launching a study to assess the accuracy and reliability of satellite imagery to remotely detect water quality issues.
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Thomas Billington
Jan 173 min read
Breathing Underwater: The Most Important Findings From Our Dissolved Oxygen Study
Fish Welfare Initiative recently conducted a study where we observed six fish farming ponds with known dissolved oxygen (DO) issues. The...
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Paul Monaghan
Dec 21, 20235 min read
Our 2024 Research & Development Plans for India
This post discusses the formation of FWI's R&D Department, as well as our high-level research plans for 2024.
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Upasana Sarraju
Jun 14, 20232 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.
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Lu Chen
Apr 21, 20234 min read
Prioritizing Fish Species for Our China Work
We discuss how and why we helped identify 2 species to prioritize for welfare interventions in China—grass carp and large yellow croaker.
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Thomas Billington
Apr 1, 20237 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.
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Thomas Billington
Jan 1, 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.
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Thomas Billington
Jul 28, 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.
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Thomas Billington
Mar 4, 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.
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Thomas Billington
Jul 28, 20217 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...
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Will Colin-Diamond
Jun 18, 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...
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Chiawen Chiang
Apr 28, 20212 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.
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Thomas Billington
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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, 20214 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.
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Marco Cerqueira
Nov 30, 202011 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.
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