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Animal welfare

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Animal welfareJul 2026

Bringing shrimp into the welfare conversation

Our first research into the welfare of farmed shrimp is now under way in Egypt, supported by the Arthropoda Foundation. Shrimp are…

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Wasseem Emam4 min read
Animal welfareFeb 2026

Wasseem Emam Explores Seaweed Farming as an Ethical Alternative to Fish Aquaculture

Our founder and lead researcher, Wasseem Emam, has written a guest commentary for foodfacts.org exploring why seaweed farming could offer a more…

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Wasseem Emam1 min read
Animal Law & PolicyDec 2025

Ethical Seafood Research 2025 Highlights

A year of growth, impact and momentum for aquatic animal welfare. 2025 was ESR’s biggest year yet. Our work gained traction in…

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Wasseem Emam5 min read
Animal welfareDec 2025

Vegesent x ESR: strengthening fish welfare through sustainable creativity

We’re pleased to announce a new collaboration with Vegesent, an artist-led platform promoting environmentally responsible creativity. This partnership highlights an often-overlooked issue:…

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Katherine2 min read
AfricaDec 2025

Tilapia farming and animal welfare in Africa: a shift for both fish & farmers

The Nile tilapia is one of Africa’s most important farmed fish species, and the sector is growing rapidly. But while production has…

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Shelly Steffler3 min read
Animal Law & PolicyOct 2025

World Animal Day: Ethical Seafood Research Joins World Federation for Animals #CelebrateAllAnimals Campaign

This World Animal Day, the World Federation for Animals (WFA) launched #CelebrateAllAnimals, a campaign featuring personal stories from member organisations about what…

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Santiago Alcubierre2 min read
AfricaAug 2025

Reflections from AVA Kenya: A milestone for animal welfare in Africa

ESR at the First AVA Summit in Africa In mid-July 2025, Nairobi hosted the first-ever edition of the Animal & Vegan Advocacy…

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Wasseem Emam4 min read
Animal welfareMay 2025

Cultivating compassion: how aquaculture can consider fish welfare without comprising profit

One of the things we come up against in our work with farmers is the belief that improving welfare practices will eat…

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Wasseem Emam5 min read
Animal welfareNov 2024

Improving Tilapia Welfare at Harvest: Piloting Innovative Approaches in Egyptian Aquaculture

The end goal is to implement humane slaughter techniques, establish best practice protocols and deliver tailored training programs for the mobile harvest…

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Wasseem Emam3 min read
Animal welfareOct 2024

Impact of our Tilapia Welfare Egypt project

Our groundbreaking initiative with FAI has positively impacted the lives of ✨over 260 million individual fishes✨, representing a significant advancement in the…

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Wasseem Emam1 min read