“Aquatic Animal Funding Recommendations” by Zoë Sigle 🔹

Executive Summary Aquatic animals—fish, shrimp, crabs, and other decapods—are the most numerous animals farmed for food, yet they receive just 11 % of global farmed animal welfare philanthropy (which is less than 0.5% of all global philanthropy). With  100 billion farmed fish and 440  billion farmed shrimp slaughtered every year, supporting high‑leverage interventions in this space offers one of the clearest opportunities to alleviate mass suffering at scale. In 2025, Farmed Animal Funders (FAF) hosted the Aquatic Animal Funding Circle for major donors. After six months of co-learning, a request for proposals, co-evaluating, and co-funding, the funding circle members and aligned funders allocated funding to ten organizations. While not every funder funded every organization, FAF generally views these organizations as offering complementary tactics—corporate pressure, producer training, policy lock‑ins, and evidence generation—to form a coherent strategy for rapid, durable welfare gains. FAF expects the recommended groups can absorb additional grants up to [...] ---Outline:(00:11) Executive Summary(02:19) Why aquatic animals? Why now?(03:42) Funding Recommendations(03:46) Strategic Themes(04:35) Recommended Organizations(05:04) Measurable Outcomes(05:38) Other Grants(06:45) How to Fund--- First published: August 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/dBwoeth8y9dQjTeSw/aquatic-animal-funding-recommendations --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.