FISH WELFARE INITIATIVE
STARTED: Incubation Program 2019


Haven King-Nobles
Co-founder, Director of Operations
SEED GRANT: $50,000

Co-founder, Director of Impact and Evaluation
Fish Welfare Initiative works with farmers, corporations, and government agencies to improve the welfare of fish as much as possible.
CURRENT OR PREDICTED IMPACT:
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420K fish potentially helped through welfare improvements
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1.2M shrimp potentially helped through welfare improvements
SIGNIFICANT UPDATES:
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FWI recently published their 2021 in Review. In India, FWI recently held two local events where they discussed the importance of animal welfare in aquaculture with several dozen farmers and community leaders. This is part of their strategy for increasing farmer engagement in, as well as public and government support for, their Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture (ARA). 58 fish farms are currently enrolled in the ARA and are improving the welfare of fish on their farms. In China, FWI is preparing to host the first ever fish welfare forum at ICCAW’s World Conference on Farm Animal Welfare (January 2022).
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Hit 50th farmer commitment to Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture in India (November 2021)
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Secured India’s first corporate commitment for fishes (September 2021)
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Launched Alliance for Responsible Aquaculture to work with farmers in India to improve fish welfare (June 2021)
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Completed China and Philippines Scoping Reports (December 2020)
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Hired India Managing Director, Karthik Pulugurtha (October 2020)
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Completed India Scoping Report (October 2020)
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Completed Vietnam Scoping Report (March 2020)
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Estimated lives improved: 420,000 fishes
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Connections: Met with 18 government officials and 9 corporations in India
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Movement Building: Built a team of 8 full-time people in India, 6 of whom are new to the animal movement
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Welfare Improvements R&D: Experimented with different welfare improvements for farmed carps in India
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Precedent: Secured India’s first corporate commitment for fishes
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EA Community Recognition: Recipient of 5 separate grants from the EA Animal Welfare Fund
IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS:
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India Scoping Report (2020)
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Philippines Scoping Report (2020)
ROOM FOR MORE FUNDING FOR 2022:
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$400,000. See donation page for more information.