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Greetings,
We hope you’re doing well! We have two important updates from the past month we want to highlight:
First, we’re hiring for a Welfare Standard Lead/Manager (exact designation depending on prior experience).
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As the welfare improvements we make in the lives of farmed fishes
are the foundation of our impact, the Welfare Standard Lead/Manager
is one of the most important roles we have ever hired for.
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This person will be tasked with running on-ground trials—like this one
—to assess promising welfare improvements and managing the team
involved, in Andhra Pradesh, India. A sufficiently experienced person
may also be tasked with leading our Welfare Standard department,
and have the designation “Welfare Standard Lead” (while we’re
considering less experienced people for the Manager role).
If you’re interested, we encourage you to read more (or respond to
this email).
And please share this with anyone you think would suit this role!
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Second, we recently published important strategy updates—essentially, we are investing more heavily in our farmer-centric work:
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Our earlier understanding was that farmer-centric approaches may
not be scalable. However, now we not only think that farmer-centric
approaches are more promising than we once did, we believe they
are likely the best way to scale our work.
We think this is an important update for both our work as well
as for the broader animal protection movement, which hasn’t yet
made much headway helping fishes in lower- and middle-income
countries. While we’re still in the early days here, we tentatively think
that farmer-centric, bottom-up approaches could be the key to
making a difference in these contexts.
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Keep reading for the results of our recent culture survey, a financial update, and more.
Have a great week,
Haven King-Nobles
Executive Director
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Culture Survey Results
As part of our commitment to transparency, we recently published the raw data of our latest two anonymous quarterly culture surveys. The results broadly reflect well on FWI and the values we foster here, though they also point to several areas we can and should improve. For details on what we asked in the survey and what we learned from the results, click the button below:
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Financial Update
We’re excited to share that, thanks to the generous donations of many supporters, our 2023 funding gap is now filled. Additional donations now will support our work in 2024. Note though that we have not yet published formal plans or a budget for 2024—we expect to do so between August and December of this year.
As always, you can learn more about our up-to-date funding situation in the FAQ section on our donation page. Thank you all who donated!
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Chandu, a data collector at FWI, dips a Secchi disk—a tool used to measure water turbidity and plankton levels—in a fish farm in Nellore, India.
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Job Openings
- We are hiring for a Welfare Standard Lead/Manager, a position based in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- This position is suited for those with experience in aquaculture, natural sciences, or global development. Indian nationals and international applicants are both welcome. Applications are open till April 16, 2023.
- We are also hiring for a Program Coordinator to work in one of our field sites in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- This position is open only to Telugu-speaking Indian nationals with experience in animal advocacy or in working with aquaculture farmers. Applications will be open until the position is filled.
- We are hiring for a consultant for the role of Fish Welfare Officer to work in the field in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- This position requires Bachelor’s degree or higher in Fisheries, Zoology, or other sciences. Only Indian nationals fluent in written and oral Telugu are suitable. Applications are open till April 15, 2023.
- Mercy For Animals s looking for a Vice President of Global People Operations and Culture to work remotely in Brazil, Mexico, Canada or the United States
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Other News in Fish Welfare
- Four-day-old zebrafish can count.
- Ten briefs, relating to farmed fish and shrimp health and diseases, in a selection of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, were recently published.
- The World Trade Organization's first Fish Week tackled subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing.
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Know of other upcoming events? Feel free to send them over, and we’ll include them next time!
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Fun Fish Fact
Ghost catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) turn from see-through (image on the bottom left) to iridescent (image on the bottom right) when white light passes through their bodies.
Image credits: Xiujun Fan, Xuezhi Zheng, Tong An, and Qibin Zhao.
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