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How we started our own EA charity (and why we decided to wrap up) — EA Forum
This post shares our journey in starting an Effective Altruism (EA) charity/project focused on Mediterranean fish welfare, the challenges we faced, our key learnings, and the reasons behind our decision to conclude the project. Actual research results are published in a Literature review and article. The key points of this post are summarized as follows: We launched a project with the goal of enhancing fish welfare in Mediterranean aquaculture.
Humane slaughter in Mediterranean sea bass and bream aquaculture: Farm characteristics, stakeholder views, and policy implications
Preprint Communication Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 21 February 2024 / Approved: 22 February 2024 / Online: 23 February 2024 (09:52:33 CET) van Pelt, K.; Carpendale, M.; Ryba, R. Humane slaughter in Mediterranean sea bass and bream aquaculture: Farm characteristics, stakeholder views, and policy implications. Preprints 2024, 2024021338. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1338.v1 van Pelt, K.; Carpendale, M.; Ryba, R.
Can States Become Wealthier While Keeping Livestock Intensification Low? Evidence From India
Preprint Article Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 14 January 2024 / Approved: 15 January 2024 / Online: 15 January 2024 (08:32:07 CET) Khire, I.; Ryba, R. Can States Become Wealthier While Keeping Livestock Intensification Low? Evidence From India. Preprints 2024, 2024011106. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.1106.v1 Khire, I.; Ryba, R. Can States Become Wealthier While Keeping Livestock Intensification Low? Evidence From India. Preprints 2024, 2024011106.
Towards Shrimp and Prawn Welfare in the Wild‐ Caught Fishing Industry: A Global Review and Recommendations for Research and Policy
Preprint Review Version 1 This version is not peer-reviewed Version 1 : Received: 19 December 2023 / Approved: 19 December 2023 / Online: 19 December 2023 (14:00:05 CET) Ryba, R.; Connell, S.; Davis, S.; Tse, Y.F.; Singer, P. Towards Shrimp and Prawn Welfare in the Wild‐ Caught Fishing Industry: A Global Review and Recommendations for Research and Policy. Preprints 2023, 2023121465. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1465.v1 Ryba, R.; Connell, S.; Davis, S.; Tse, Y.F.; Singer, P.
Shrimp paste might cause more animal deaths than any other food product. Who’s working on this? — EA Forum
Epistemic status: Low resilience. Quick writeup from an amateur with no background in welfare research. Publishing this because I can't find a basic writeup of this case anywhere. TL;DR Acetes japonicus are potentially the most common species of animal killed for food production today, by number of individuals. They are used to create akiami shrimp paste, a product used predominantly as a flavoring base in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisines.
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