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aquatic life institute 0 skip to content about about us impact news media our work supply chain certifier campaign policy initiatives octopus farming ban coalitions resources resource library blog join us careers events contact subscribe donate open menu close menu about about us impact news media our work supply chain certifier campaign policy initiatives octopus farming ban coalitions resources resource library blog join us careers events contact subscribe donate open menu close menu folder about back about us impact news media folder our work back supply chain certifier campaign policy initiatives octopus farming ban coalitions folder resources back resource library blog folder join us back careers events contact subscribe donate creating a better future for aquatic animals celebrating 6 years of impactful change view our 2025 annual report why aquatic animals at aquatic life institute we re dedicated to driving systems level change for the trillions of aquatic animals within the global seafood industry aquatic animals represent the overwhelming majority of animals in global food systems yet their welfare remains largely absent from sustainability agendas and policy frameworks annually 1 1 2 2 trillion wild finfish are caught a staggering figure that does not account for unrecorded captures from illegal fishing discards and ghost fishing it s estimated that 630 billion farmed shrimp a species increasingly recognized for their sentience are slaughtered annually for food these figures highlight the immense scale of suffering for aquatic animals within our global food system underscoring the urgent need for improved welfare and protection as the only organization working on institutional transformation for aquatic animals in global food systems our goal is clear ensure aquatic animal welfare is recognized prioritized and protected in the frameworks that govern life below water our mission aquatic life institute ali is committed to creating a more just and sustainable food system by championing the recognition protection and prioritization of aquatic animal welfare anchored in science integrated across supply chains and entrenched in global wellbeing at our core we are a systems change organization working to uplift how aquatic animals are perceived and treated in the global seafood industry our work is grounded in sentientist ethics informed by effective altruism principles and designed for real world impacts what we do ali is dedicated to driving institutional reform across the seafood industry where animal welfare sustainability and human health are no longer disparate goals but equally recognized as vital ingredients of a viable future as a leader in this movement we champion aquatic animal welfare through industry and legislative guidance fostering trusted partnerships to drive ethical and sustainable practices across the global seafood supply chain industry and corporate we collaborate with retailers to create welfare policies and key industry stakeholders including producers to improve welfare considerations in their seafood supply chains learn more octopus campaign we work across policy certification and scientific advocacy to prevent octopus farming before it reaches commercial scale learn more policy initiatives we engage with international organizations including the eu and fao to influence changes in policies on a global scale learn more research we conduct research to support guiding bodies and market actors define high welfare and to influence industry corporate and legislative change learn more coalition building we unite nonprofits academic institutions industry stakeholders and the public to achieve more for the animals learn more certifier campaign we help seafood certifiers define high welfare seafood products in both aquaculture and marine capture fisheries learn more systemic transformation ali believes that in order to truly safeguard aquatic animals we must transform the very systems that shape their lives we also believe the most scalable and durable protections for aquatic animals come from upstream influence changing policies systems and social norms so problems are prevented rather than merely managed we target the root causes of suffering by hard wiring welfare into the frameworks that govern seafood supply chains we approach impact measurement by evaluating how aquatic animal welfare progresses through three interconnected stages of influence across the global food system recognition protection and prioritization recognition making welfare visible and legitimate protection converting norms into rules prioritization embedding welfare in decisions learn more about the rpp model impact by the numbers the highlights 2 4 billion total estimated number of fishes covered by major aquaculture certification schemes in ali s benchmark 64 8 billion total estimated number of shrimps covered by major aquaculture certification schemes in ali s benchmark 10 million total number of octopuses potentially spared if all currently proposed u s state and federal legislation passes estimates based on the output of a single commercial facility e g nueva pescanova 3 000tonnes year 1 million animals featured in join the octopus farming ban campaign about contact donate privacy policy aquatic life institute 60 north st rye ny 10580 aquatic life institute is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization ein 87 3020380