John Bostock

24 October 2026

Courses

Online fish welfare course now available in Vietnamese and Thai

John Bostock

24 October 2026

Courses

Online fish welfare course now available in Vietnamese and Thai

Our online course “Improving Farmed Fish Welfare in Asia” is now available in Vietnamese and Thai language versions as well as the original English.

John Bostock

16 October 2026

Events

Fish Welfare Lectures for AIT Students

John Bostock

16 October 2026

Events

Simão Zacarias headed to AIT at the start of October to give a lecture on fish welfare

John Bostock

8 October 2026

Events

Participation in The Responsible Seafood Summit 2026

John Bostock

8 October 2026

Events

Participation in The Responsible Seafood Summit 2026

Simão Zacarias participated as Session Chair and Presenter at the Responsible Seafood Summit

John Bostock

18 September 2026

People

Early Career Impact Award for Simão Zacarias

John Bostock

18 September 2026

People

Early Career Impact Award for Simão Zacarias

Simão Zacarias has received the Inaugural “Early Career Impact Award” at the 10th Animal Welfare Research Network Annual meeting in the UK

John Bostock

26 August 2026

Events

Third funding call for welfare research projects - Launch Webinar

John Bostock

26 August 2026

Events

Third funding call for welfare research projects - Launch Webinar

A third call for research proposals will be launched with a Webinar on 3rd September 2026.

John Bostock

20 July 2026

Research, People

Assessing stress in tilapia through the Vietnamese value chain

John Bostock

20 July 2026

Research, People

Assessing stress in tilapia through the Vietnamese value chain

Thanh Le (MSc Scholar 2025-26) introduces her dissertation project

John Bostock

18 June 2026

Events

Welfare research presented at Thai stakeholder meeting

John Bostock

18 June 2026

Events

Welfare research presented at Thai stakeholder meeting

Prof. Dave Little presented recent research with Thai consumers concerning willingness to pay for higher welfare tilapia.

John Bostock

5 June 2026

Events, Funding

New funded calls announced in Singapore

John Bostock

5 June 2026

Events, Funding

New funding calls and a mentorship scheme launched in Singapore

John Bostock

25 May 2026

People

Hardy Fish - Hidden Suffering

John Bostock

25 May 2026

People

In a new video, Thanh Le explains why we should be adopting a more critical approach to the issue of farmed tilapia welfare

John Bostock

21 May 2026

Research

Fresh Studio share stunning results

John Bostock

21 May 2026

Research

Fresh Studio have produced a video to share the findings of their project with Can Tho University and Ace Aquatec testing the efficacy of a prototype in-water electric stunner on pangasius in Vietnam.

Natalia McCleary

5 May 2026

Events

Shaping the Future of Fish Welfare in Indonesia

Natalia McCleary

5 May 2026

Events

Shaping the Future of Fish Welfare in Indonesia

AFWN held a workshop at Airlangga University in Surabaya, bringing together Indonesia’s Aquaculture professionals to introduce the project and highlight fish welfare.

John Bostock

20 April 2026

Events

ASC Producer Connect Workshop

John Bostock

20 April 2026

Events

Simão Zacarias participated in the ASC Producer Connect Workshop in Bangkok presenting in the health and welfare session.

John Bostock

16 April 2026

People

Challeged to think about welfare differently

John Bostock

16 April 2026

People

Challeged to think about welfare differently

In a video blog, Thanh Le and fellow students discuss how the MSc course has challenged their understanding of fish welfare.

John Bostock

7 April 2026

Research, Publications

Research Publication: Effects of various alternative stunning techniques on welfare indicators and meat quality of Nile tilapia

John Bostock

7 April 2026

Research, Publications

Research Publication: Effects of various alternative stunning techniques on welfare indicators and meat quality of Nile tilapia

The team at Kasetsart University have published the findings from their research on tilapia stunning methods!

John Bostock

17 March 2026

Events

Participation in Aquashrimp Aquaculture International Fair 2026

John Bostock

17 March 2026

Events

Participation in Aquashrimp Aquaculture International Fair 2026

The AFWN project is participating in Aquashrimp Asia 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City from 18-20 March.

John Bostock

9 February 2026

Research

New video summary of AIT Stakeholder attitudes research

John Bostock

9 February 2026

Research

The Asian Institute of Technology has produced a new short video to summarise the findings of their research project into stakeholder attitudes to fish welfare in Thailand

John Bostock

5 February 2026

Funding

First Call for AFWN Research Project Proposals

John Bostock

5 February 2026

Funding

First Call for AFWN Research Project Proposals

We have published a first AFWN call for nationally led research projects addressing priority fish welfare issues in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam

John Bostock

26 January 2026

Courses, Funding

MSc Studentships: Applications open for 2026-27

John Bostock

26 January 2026

Courses, Funding

MSc Studentships: Applications open for 2026-27

We are now accepting studentship applications for the academic year 2026-27

John Bostock

10 January 2026

Events

Asian Fish Welfare Network Project introduction in Indonesia

John Bostock

10 January 2026

Events

Asian Fish Welfare Network Project introduction in Indonesia

Simão Zacarias, recently visited Java to introduce the AFWN project to potential academic partners.

John Bostock

6 January 2026

Events

Second AFWN Workshop Held in Vietnam

John Bostock

6 January 2026

Events

A one-day workshop was held at Nha Trang University in late November 2024 to focus on practical actions to support improved farmed fish welfare along Vietnamese aquaculture value chains.