About the project
Professor Dave Little introduces the project, its objectives and activities (2023)
Short visual summary of project activities with focus on Vietnam
Short visual summary of project activities with focus on Thailand
Project Events
Welfare Session at the INFOFISH Tilapia Conference 2025
AFWN Workshop at AIT, Thailand, November 2025
AFWN Workshop in Nha Trang, Vietnam, November 2025
Vietnam Research Projects
Dr Piotr Eljasik introduces research on operational welfare indicators for pangasius with Dong Thap Community College
Dong Thap Community College - Fieldwork to support development of operational welfaree indicators for pangasius
Dr Pham Quang Huy introduces the first workshop on fish welfare at Dong Thap Community College
Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning (VIFEP) introduce their research on shrimp welfare
Tra Vinh University introduce their project with the Shrimp Welfare Project on the status of aquatic animal welfare in education
Photos from the workshop on Aquatic Animal Welfare in Education held at Tra Vinh University
Nha Trang University, working with researchers from Can Tho and Charles Darwin University report on their research into perceptions of welfare in snubnose pompano farming.
RMIT University Vietnam describe their research into the interactions between sustainability and welfare issues in Vietnamese shrimp farms.
Can Tho University report on their research into the Influence of Physical Enrichment (PE) on aggressive behaviour of mud skipper
Fresh Studio partnered with Can Tho University and Ace Aquatec to conduct research on the efficacy of a prototype in-water electric stunner on catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) in Vietnam.
Thailand Research Projects
BIOTEC report on their research on perceptions and attitudes to fish vaccination in Thailand
BIOTEC present their research on the use of oxygen nanobubbles and clove oil to reduce stress for shrimp postlarvae during transport.
Report from Kasetsart University on their research into improving stunning and slaughter practices at live fish markets
The Asian Institute of Technology present their research on stakeholder attitudes to fish welfare in Thailand.
MSc Scholars
Nghia & Arnan discuss their first experiences at Stirling
Nghia speaks about his MSc studies in Vietnamese
Arnan speaks about his MSc studies in Thai
Arnan introduces his (plannned) research project (English version)
Arnan introduces his (planned) research project (Thai version)
Arnan reports on his research project findings (English)
Arnan reflects on his overall experience of the MSc programme (English)
Nghia introduces his (planned) research project (English version)
Nghia presents his research plans and initial findings at a wokrshop in Can Tho (English)
Thanh Le (MSc Scholar 2025-26) shares initial impressions of Life at the University of Stirling
Thanh Le interviews other MSc students about how their concept of fish welfare has changed since starting the course
About Aquatic Animal Welfare
Introduction to Aquatic Animal Welfare (Professors Amaya Albalat, Sonia Rey Planellas and Jimmy Turnbull)
Incorporating welfare into your research (Dr Timothy Wiese)