Health & Welfare
Stirling researchers identify viable ablation alternatives for shrimp hatcheries
A research project aimed at improving shrimp hatcheries’ welfare practices shows there is a viable alternative to a common spawn-inducing technique.
Health & Welfare
With Aldi Süd pledge, all 11 major UK supermarkets have set shrimp welfare targets
All major UK supermarkets now have shrimp welfare targets now in place, with Aldi Süd’s commitment to phase out stunning and ablation.
Health & Welfare
Stirling researcher preps eyestalk-ablation alternative trials
University of Stirling Ph.D. student Simão Zacarias, who is from is Beira, Mozambique, will soon travel to Isla del Tigre, Honduras, to document evidence showing the benefits of breeding shrimp without eyestalk ablation. His is a journey of hopeful discovery.
Health & Welfare
Camarón sin ablación de Seajoy responde a preocupación emergente de bienestar
La remoción del tallo o pedúnculo ocular de camarones hembras reproductoras ha ayudado en el crecimiento explosivo de la acuacultura a escala comercial. Un compromiso de un productor de camarones de América Central ha demostrado que la producción de camarones sin ablación puede aliviar las preocupaciones de bienestar animal sin la temida caída en la producción.
Health & Welfare
Seajoy’s ablation-free shrimp answers emerging welfare concern
Removing the eyestalk of broodstock female shrimp aided in the explosive growth of commercial-scale aquaculture. An undertaking by a Central American shrimp farmer has shown that producing shrimp without ablation can ease animal welfare worries without the feared drop in production.