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Swim with the fishes: is tuna tourism just a bit of harmless holiday fun?

New Guardian article featuring Ethical Seafood Research

Sophie Kevany's article in The Guardian examines the controversial practice of tuna tourism in South Australia, specifically focusing on its environmental and ethical implications.

Tilapia Welfare Egypt Project Articles

We’re proud to announce that Ethical Seafood Research is now working with over 15% of the Egyptian aquaculture sector, positively impacting the welfare of 260 million fish.

The Fish Site

Improving the lives of more than 260 million tilapia, impacting 10 percent of Egypt’s Nile tilapia

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Seafood Source

Tilapia Welfare Egypt Project reaches 10 percent milestone, improving welfare of 260 million fish

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Aqua Culture / Asia - Pacific

Tilapia welfare project has improved the lives of more than 260 million fish in Egypt

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World Fishing & Aquaculture

Tilapia welfare project reaps rewards

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Aquaculture Magazine

Tilapia Welfare Project Has Improved the Lives of more than 260 Million Fish in Egypt

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We Are Aquaculture

Tilapia Welfare Egypt reaches 260 million fish milestone

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Hatchery International

FAI’s Tilapia Welfare Project improves conditions for 260 million fish in Egypt

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Agri Newz

دكتور وسيم إمام يكتب .. مشروع رعاية البلطي و الاستزراع السمكي في مصر

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Al Fallah Al Youm

مشروع رعاية البلطي يُحسّن حياة أكثر من 260 مليون سمكة بمصر

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The Vet Record

Protecting the welfare of Egyptian tilapia

ESR-mediated partnership between FAI and Cairo University

The Fish Site

New partnership aims for improved tilapia welfare in Egypt

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Hatchery International

Cairo University joins FAI’s Tilapia Welfare Project in Egypt

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Aqua Culture / Asia - Pacific

Partnership with faculty of veterinary medicine, Cairo university strengthens FAI’s tilapia welfare work

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Blue Life Hub

Tilapia welfare: FAI and Cairo University partnership

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Agri Newz

الشراكة مع كلية الطب البيطري تعزز عمل مبادرة الحيوانات الغذائية (FAI) في رعاية أسماك البلطي

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ESR-mediated partnership between FAI and Kafr El Sheikh University, Egypt

The Fish Site

Kafr El Sheikh University steps up tilapia welfare training

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ECO Magazine

Kafr El Sheikh University Adds Mobile-Based Tilapia Welfare App to Its Curriculum

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World Fishing & Aquaculture

Egyptian university adds FAI fish welfare tools, training to curriculum

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Al Fallah Al Youm

مبادرة الحيوانات الغذائية FAI: جامعة كفر الشيخ تُضيف أدوات وتدريبات المبادرة لرعاية الأسماك إلى مناهجها الدراسية

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FAI launches tilapia welfare app and online courses in Arabic

World Fishing & Aquaculture

FAI launches tilapia welfare app and online courses in Arabic

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Hatchery Feed & Management

FAI launches tilapia welfare app and online courses in Arabic

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Aquaculture Magazine

The FAI Tilapia Welfare App and Tilapia Welfare e-learning courses on FAI Academy are now available in Arabic

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ECO Magazine

FAI Launches Tilapia Welfare App and Online Courses in Arabic

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Al Fallah Al Youm

«مبادرة الحيوانات الغذائية» تُعلن إتاحة تطبيق رعاية البلطي والدورات التدريبية الإلكترونية باللغة العربية

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Hatchery International

Hatchery International asked ESR Founder Wasseem Emam, "what's in store for European fish hatcheries in 2025?”

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Associated Press of Pakistan

Pakistan’s first animal, environmental rights International conference begins

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PODCASTS

Episode on the podcast: Compassionate + Beneficial Living™ by Erin McCann

Episode on the podcast: ROI of DEI by Sustainability Scores

VIDEOS

Ethical Seafood, Aquatic Animal Welfare, & Marine Conservation with Wasseem Emam

Caviar Cruelty
Animal Justice Canada

Interview with Wasseem Emam at the Extinction or Regeneration Conference in London, 12th May 2023

IV Fish Welfare Summer Shoal 2022 — Presentation by Wasseem Emam

Nor Fishing 2022 Digital Broadcast – Interview with Wasseem Emam

Panel on capture fisheries welfare @ the Aquatic Life Conference

Panel on Eurogroup & EU policy work @ the Aquatic Life Conference

BOLTI EGYPT project video — Sustainable intensification of the tilapia farming sector through improved fish health & welfare

ALI panel — Can we have sustainable and humane wild capture fisheries?

ARTICLES

Tilapia Welfare Project Passes Training Milestone

Aquaculture Magazine

Global Seafood Alliance

We are Aquaculture

Hatchery Feed and Management

Factsheet on Aquatic Animal Welfare in Africa

We Are Aquaculture

FAI and ESR team up on tilapia welfare

World Fishing and Aquaculture

Hatchery Feed and Management

Undercurrent news

Global Seafood Alliance

We are Aquaculture

European aquaculture is not out of the woods yet, but the outlook gets brighter

May 13, 2024

SPANISH

Luz verde para la cria de salmones en tanques situados en tierra en Inglaterra

Our Insatiable Appetite for Scottish Salmon Is Driving the Industry Out of the Water

Feb 22, 2024

Trouble mounts for Egyptian aquaculture

Down but not out: post-quake Turkey battles on

Challenges and opportunities for advancing tilapia welfare in Egypt

Q&A with Wasseem Emam [Ethical Seafood Research)

Animal Defence Partnership

Advocate Origin Stories

An exploded aquarium and chimpanzees shot dead: Is it time to stop keeping animals in captivity?

Dec 21, 2022

New Report Published on Key Welfare Recommendations for Marine Capture Fisheries

Apr, 2022

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Exciting news: Our Ethical Seafood Research Spain

Exciting news: Our Ethical Seafood Research Spain office now has non-profit status! This important milestone will help us in our mission to promote sustainable and ethical seafood practices within the country and the wider EU.

We have already submitted grant applications to several funders to carry out legislative work in Spain - stay tuned for updates!

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A chilling report warns that Britain's iconic brow

A chilling report warns that Britain's iconic brown trout, once crowned the nation's favourite fish, could be wiped out in most English rivers by 2080.

The Environment Agency's (@envagency) first national temperature projections paint a grim picture: rising temperatures due to climate change will make many English rivers too hot for brown trout to survive and reproduce.

By 2080, summer water temperatures are predicted to exceed the critical threshold for brown trout growth in almost all English rivers. Winter temperatures, crucial for egg survival, are also projected to rise significantly, exceeding safe levels at over 70% of sites.

Higher water temperatures accelerate fish metabolism, increasing their need for oxygen and making them more vulnerable to disease. Warmer water also increases the impact of pollutants and pathogens.

The report calls for further research and emphasises the urgent need to address climate change to protect this species and others. We need to act now to safeguard our rivers and the incredible biodiversity they support.

Read more in this article by Daniel Boffey in The @guardian at www.theguardian.com/environment.

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We were thrilled to see our paper on the current s

We were thrilled to see our paper on the current state of animal welfare in Egyptian aquaculture come out last week in ScienceDirect. "Farmed fish welfare in Egypt: Surveying current practices and future directions for tilapia culture" reports the results of a recent survey carried out with the support of Charlotte Flores and Christopher Bryant of Bryant Research and overseen by Wasseem Emam (@wasseem.e). This was the last output of the initial 2023 Tilapia Welfare Egypt project for which Mohamed Bakr (@mohamed_bakr_87) worked hard to collect all the data by hand.

We found that only 11% of surveyed farmers had ever heard of animal welfare. Moreover, despite recognising the importance of maintaining good water quality, farmers mentioned that they did not feel they could do much to improve it. And more importantly, our findings show that farmers that had attended the welfare training provided by us reported improved production outcomes such as lower mortality rates and reduced instances of poor growth.

These findings help us tailor our future interventions to have greater impact and bolster our case for the need for improved animal welfare standards in the Egyptian aquaculture sector. Additionally, it underlines the importance of continuing to deliver comprehensive training programmes that incorporate animal health and welfare principles.

Read the full paper at www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513424006823.

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Many thanks to Craigslist Charitable Fund for thei

Many thanks to Craigslist Charitable Fund for their recent generous donation that will allow us to continue our work in improving farmed fish welfare in Kenya 🎉

These funds will be used to bring FAI's (@fai_regen) Tilapia Welfare App to Kenya in partnership with the various County Fishery Officers in the country's key fish farming hotspots. Through the use of the App, we hope to inspire Kenyan farmers to frequently assess the welfare of their fish and take measures where appropriate to improve.

We're hoping to apply many of the lessons learnt from Egypt to break new ground in Kenya and reduce the suffering of millions of fishes! 🐟🐟🐟

Thank you to David van Beveren, Annika Quist & Jim Buckmaster(@buckmaster_jim) for their belief in our work.

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Thanks to @ourseas for bringing #CoastalTestimonie

Thanks to @ourseas for bringing #CoastalTestimonies to the Scottish Parliament at the end of last month!

Our Founder, Director, and Head of Research, Wasseem Emam (@wasseem.e), was pleased to participate in the project and to have been invited. The exhibition presents a powerful, inclusive and diverse set of testimonies and photographic portraits capturing the depth and breadth of perspectives across Scotland's coastal communities. The project gives a voice to the often marginalised and underrepresented perspectives, inspiring a debate about the future our seas.

167 people attended, including 17 MSPs. Thanks to Maree Todd (@mareetoddmsp), Karen Adam (@karenadammsp), @freedom.diving, @eastneukseaweed, Dive and Sea the Hebrides, @ullapoolseasavers, the Marine Directorate (@scotgov), David Bailey (bailey_studio), and everyone else who was able to attend the event: @alasdair.allan.msp, Ariane Burgess (@arianeburgesshi), Jackie Dunbar (jackiedunbarsnp), Rhoda Grant (@rhoda.grantmsp), Stuart McMillan (@stuart.mcmillan.msp), Open Seas (@openseas_crew), the University of Glasgow (@uofglasgow), @bbcscotland, @nationaltrustforscotland, @edinburghuniversity, WildFish (@wildfishcons), @woodlandtrust, Our Seas (@ourseas_scot) and Fauna & Flora International (@faunafloraint)

It was great to hear that Rhoda Grant lodged a motion at the reception to encourage the proper management of Scotland's marine environment.

Learn more about Coastal Testimonies and their upcoming exhibitions at www.ourseas.scot/coastal-testimonies/.

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Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in

Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we recognise the vital contributions of women in advancing our understanding of aquatic ecosystems and driving sustainable aquaculture practices. 👩🏻‍🔬🐟

From groundbreaking research in marine biology to innovative approaches to fish welfare, women like Lynne Sneddon and our very own Hadeer Ahmed (@marine_hadeeramer) are at the forefront of shaping the future of our oceans and the livelihoods of coastal communities.

Let's celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation of women to pursue their passions in marine science and aquaculture.

#Seafood #FishWelfare #EthicalSeafoodResearch #Research #Science #AnimalWelfare #Fishing #Aquaculture #Fisheries #Fishcare #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomenInScience #Aquaculture #FishWelfare #OceanOptimism

Big news for salmon welfare! Norway has proposed

Big news for salmon welfare!

Norway has proposed new regulations that could significantly impact the aquaculture industry, both nationally and globally. The government's new report focuses on improving fish welfare and aiming to reduce mortality rates to 5%. Amongst other measures, the initiative will implement stricter monitoring regulations and introduce enhanced strategies for managing sea lice. The regulations propose increased penalties for non-compliance as well as the mandatory sharing of welfare-related technology.

While these changes may involve costs for salmon farmers, the long-term benefits of improved fish welfare, increased consumer trust and a more robust, resilient seafood industry are clear. Healthier salmon mean better quality product, which could ultimately command higher prices, contributing to a more profitable, sustainable and ethical aquaculture sector.

Thanks to @oyvind_ihle from the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) for sharing these news; you can read his article at www.linkedin.com/pulse/elephant-room-new-salmon-welfare-regulations-norway-underway-ihle-jtdif/.

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Ocean Optimism is a collaborative marine conservat

Ocean Optimism is a collaborative marine conservation movement, focusing on solutions rather than problems. Yes, we need to understand the challenges facing our fish and oceans. But we also need to look for good news so conservationists don't get discouraged.

If you follow #OceanOptimism on X (formerly Twitter) and other platforms, you'll find good news like:

✔️ Ireland may be on its way to having 30% Marine Protected Areas by 2030
✔️ Increasing numbers of students deciding to become marine biologists
✔️ Beautiful marine life sightings
✔️ Legal wins around limiting dredging and bycatch
✔️ Volunteer efforts to clean beaches and track animals

And so much more!

Take a look and follow the movement at www.oceanoptimism.org.

Thanks to Dr Nancy Knowlton (@nancy.knowlton) from the @smithsonian Institute for coming to InFish to share with us the achievements of the movement she helped birth. We look forward to a future spinoff #FreshwaterOptimism! 😉

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