Executive summary: The authors started a charity focused on improving fish welfare in Mediterranean aquaculture, but decided to conclude the project after 6 months due to challenges with farmer outreach and finding that existing groups were already doing impactful work.
Key points:
The authors launched a project to reduce suffering of farmed fish in Mediterranean aquaculture through stunning before slaughter.
They focused on gathering information by networking and literature review.
Their outreach framing itself as industry-friendly was ineffective at engaging farmers.
They decided not to continue after 6 months since established groups were already performing excellent work.
The EA and animal welfare communities provided outstanding support and resources.
Despite not achieving intended outcomes, the experience is viewed positively as a process of quickly determining the viability of their idea.
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Executive summary: The authors started a charity focused on improving fish welfare in Mediterranean aquaculture, but decided to conclude the project after 6 months due to challenges with farmer outreach and finding that existing groups were already doing impactful work.
Key points:
The authors launched a project to reduce suffering of farmed fish in Mediterranean aquaculture through stunning before slaughter.
They focused on gathering information by networking and literature review.
Their outreach framing itself as industry-friendly was ineffective at engaging farmers.
They decided not to continue after 6 months since established groups were already performing excellent work.
The EA and animal welfare communities provided outstanding support and resources.
Despite not achieving intended outcomes, the experience is viewed positively as a process of quickly determining the viability of their idea.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.