RESPECT FOR FISH DAY EVENTS IN 2024
In- Person Fish Tales Event
Join in at an impactful and fun event to celebrate fish, all marine life, and the oceans! We'll have featured speakers and activists telling their Fish Tales —- personal, heartfelt stories about why they stopped eating fish that will be filmed and publicized. And mermaid or ocean-themed dress is encouraged.
Come make new friends and let's build a larger community of fish advocates! The in-person Fish Tales Event will raise awareness about fish sentience, and the cruel and destructive nature of the fishing industry, and to encourage people to respect all animals by leaving them alone and off our plates.
Check out our media release for more information: https://www.idausa.org/campaign/farmed-animal/fish/latest-news/media-release-sf-activists-spotlight-fish-sentience-on-respect-for-fish-day/
Virtual Fish Sentience Expert Panel
The panel discussion with fish scientists and experts will dive deep into the fascinating world of fish sentience, exploring the science behind their complex behaviors and emotional capacities. Our panel will discuss why understanding fish sentience is crucial and how this knowledge can contribute towards treating fish with the respect and compassion they deserve.
Watch the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP_Z9qNQBT4
If you can’t attend these events, you can still learn more about why protecting fish is important and what we’re doing by checking our Fish campaign and Respect for Fish Day.
View Past Respect For Fish Day Events:
2021
How Documentaries Inspire Ocean Conservation
For the second annual Respect for Fish Day, In Defense of Animals and The Dark Hobby present an ocean film advocacy virtual panel to showcase documentaries that expose the plight of animals who live in the sea. In Defense of Animals Campaigns Director Lisa Levinson moderates this fascinating discussion with featured speakers:
Featured in Racing Extinction, Oceanic Preservation Society Documentary Filmmaker, and former race car driver, Leilani Munter
National Geographic Explorer, International Ocean Film Festival (San Francisco), and Shark Stewards Director, David McGuire
Environmental Journalist at Sea Change Project, which produced My Octopus Teacher, Swati Thiyagarajan
The Dark Hobby Director and Producer, Paula Fouce
The Dark Hobby: Respect for Fish Essential Actions
For the second annual Respect for Fish Day, In Defense of Animals and The Dark Hobby present a virtual consumer advocacy panel to raise awareness about the deadly aquarium trade and provide tools to protect coral reefs. Nat Geo Explorer's David McGuire moderates this lively discussion with featured speakers:
Mayor of Milol’ii, Plaintiff in lawsuits to protect Hawai’ian reefs, Willy Kaupiko
Cultural Practitioner, Plaintiff in lawsuits to protect Hawai’ian reefs, Kaimi Kaupiko
The Dark Hobby Writer, Activist, and Producer, “Snorkel Bob” Owner, Robert Wintner
The Dark Hobby Director and Producer, Paula Fouce
Fish Feel Founder and President, Mary Finelli
PETA Associate Communications Director, Ashley Byrne
In Defense of Animals Campaigns Director, Lisa Levinson
SeaQuest Woodbridge Respect for Fish Day Protest (New Jersey)
For our second annual Respect for Fish Day, we teamed up with Stop SeaQuest Woodbridge and dedicated volunteers to denounce the ongoing animal welfare violations taking place across the country at SeaQuest aquarium and petting zoo locations.
SeaQuest is consistently in the news for state and federal animal welfare violations involving hazardous conditions for animals, staff, and visitors alike. Visitors of all ages are encouraged to touch, feed and interact with animals including a variety of fish, sharks, stingrays, birds, reptiles, and exotic animals, opening the door for injury, illness, and death. We must work together to shut down these dangerous facilities!
We held a protest near the SeaQuest Woodbridge location in Woodbridge, New Jersey on Aug 1st to raise awareness of SeaQuest’s ongoing animal welfare violations. Signs and distribute bumper stickers directed people to our alert to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finally shut down all SeaQuest interactive aquarium and petting zoo locations.
Please visit idausa.org/StopSeaQuest to take action today!