SHRIMP WELFARE PROJECT
STARTED: Incubation Program 2021
Aaron Boddy, PhD
Co-founder
SEED GRANT: $100,000
MONEY FUNDRAISED TO DATE (Jan 2023): $615,000
TEAM SIZE: 12 + 5 volunteers
Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla
Co-founder
Shrimp Welfare Project aims to improve the
lives of billions of farmed shrimps.
CURRENT OR PREDICTED IMPACT:
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They estimate that they are potentially helping 125 million shrimp per annum on average.
COST-EFFECTIVENESS:
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Approximately 625 shrimp potentially helped per dollar
SIGNIFICANT UPDATES:
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Signed 11 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with relevant stakeholders:
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MoU with MER Seafood: Collaboration with MER Seafood to ensure the welfare of shrimp and the sustainability within MER Seafood’s farms. This will affect 1,500 - 2,300 tonnes of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp per year, i.e., on average 125 million shrimp per year.
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MoU with Optimar: Collaboration to promote more humane slaughter practices for shrimp.
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MoU with ThinkAqua: Partnership with ThinkAqua to collaborate to support improvements in shrimp farming that will increase welfare along the supply chain. This has the potential to impact ~2 billion shrimp per annum in future.
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MoUs with 7 Gujarat stakeholders: Partnership to ensure that shrimp are farmed sustainably and humanely across Gujarat. This has the potential to impact ~500 million shrimp per annum in future.
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MoU with Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNFJU): Collaboration to promote and do research on sustainable shrimp farming practices.
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Published the Shrimp Welfare Report in November 2022.
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Published the India Scoping Report in April 2022.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Events: Participated and presented at several events and conferences including:
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EAG(x)’s in London, San Francisco, Singapore, Washington D.C and Mexico City
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The Global Shrimp Forum
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Interviews:
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Andrés was interviewed for the 80k After Hours podcast. It was the 2nd most downloaded episode in the first 30 days.
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Lien-Huong, theVietnam Program Coordinator, was interviewed by Curious Vedanth.
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Industry media coverage of the issue:
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Vietnam Animal Husbandry Magazine (in Vietnamese)
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Article about Shrimp Welfare and Sustainability published in the Vietnam Shrimp Farmer Magazine (in Vietnamese)
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MoU with ThinkAqua was reported on the Fish Site
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Funding: Received grants from Animal Charity Evaluators, EA Animal Welfare Funds and Open Philanthropy.
IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS:
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The Shrimp Welfare Report (Nov 2022)
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India Scoping Report (April 2022)
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Website Articles:
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The Shrimp Supply Chain (October 2021)
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Shrimp Welfare and Sustainability (January 2022)
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Are Shrimps Sentient? (May 2022)
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ROOM FOR MORE FUNDING IN 2023:
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Thanks to generous grants from Open Philanthropy and the EA Animal Welfare Fund, they have closed their funding gap for 2023.