Aquaculture

Stirling leads fish welfare project

2025-08-11T09:11:00

Dr Timothy Wiese, Professor Dave Little and Arnan Hirunratanakorn conducting observational research at a wholesale fish market in Thailand

Source: University of Stirling

The University of Stirling has secured over £2 million in funding to lead a major international project aimed at improving the welfare of farmed fish in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam

The three-year initiative, led by the University’s Institute of Aquaculture, has received US$2.7 million from US-based charity Open Philanthropy.

The funding will support research, education and outreach in one of the world’s largest aquaculture-producing regions.

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