Our Work
The Aquatic Animal Alliance is a force to be reckoned with in the animal advocacy space. Our ever growing number of organizations committed to improving the lives of aquatic animals, allows us to have a global united voice when we engage with industry, policymakers and international stakeholders. We execute campaigns together in a global context, addressing the primary welfare issues posed by the global aquaculture and fisheries industries. We are also composed of incredible organizations making impactful and meaningful progress in their countries and regions, ensuring that change for aquatic animals advances both globally in international settings, and locally in farms and regulations. The coalition is actively engaged in sending feedback urging certifiers, corporations, government officials and policy makers, international bodies and academia, to include aquatic animal welfare as a priority intervention. You can view the list of Aquatic Life Institute’s policy engagements and certifier engagements, many of which involve contributions from the AAA.
2025 Reports
The Aquatic Animal Alliance (AAA) End of Year Report, along with the Half-Year Report, is a snapshot of our coalition’s activities and progress in 2025. The reports highlight how +180 organizations across more than 75 countries are joining forces to protect aquatic animals.
Our reports showcase campaigns, new members, and shared achievements through detailed case studies, while also exploring the tools we are building to strengthen advocacy. In creating the Alliance, we had a clear goal of bringing together organizations working to improve the lives of aquatic animals through a coordinated, responsive, and inclusive approach.
Globally, AAA members are launching and supporting campaigns, raising public awareness, carrying out innovative research, and influencing industry and government practices. Momentum for aquatic animal welfare is growing rapidly around the world, and we are inspired to see so many groups stepping up in their own countries and regions to address the immense challenges facing animals in aquaculture and fisheries.
With every new voice and action, this movement becomes stronger, more visible, and more impactful.
“Collaboration with the Aquatic Animal Alliance has been invaluable to the successful launch of our octopus farming divestment campaign.
While we connected with signatories on a local level, the Aquatic Animal Alliance acquired over 160 signatures from member organisations.”
Read testimonials from AAA members, featured in full in our reports, highlighting some of our joint actions in 2025:
“The Aquatic Animal Alliance provides us with tools, scientific information, and strategic support that strengthen our development and communication with businesses. This allows us to build a more complete and coherent vision of sustainability and corporate responsibility. ”
“With 154 signatories from 75 countries, the coalition’s letter was especially valuable in showing public officials that their decisions are being followed by international organizations.”
“The support from AAA was
very helpful in shaping the final corporate policy on Nile tilapia welfare in Brazil.”
“With the support of the Aquatic
Animal Alliance, Nepal Animal Welfare and Environment Society successfully drafted and submitted an appeal to the Department of Livestock Services for the inclusion of fish welfare in Nepal’s draft Live Animal Transportation Protocol.”
“The collaboration with the Aquatic Animal Alliance was key to strengthening our legislative work on bills seeking to ban intensive octopus farming facilities in Chile and Mexico. From the beginning, AAA provided a strategic perspective and scientifically based technical support that enabled us to address a complex, emerging issue that had received little attention in public and political debate. ”
“The Aquatic Animal Alliance has supported us during the change of animal welfare law in Serbia. The Alliance has given us clear and very detailed proposals on what should be implemented in the new law in order to improve welfare of aquatic animals. ”
In 2023, our alliance members also highlighted some of the victories they achieved for aquatic animals. Read about it here.