Topic eyestalk ablation

Best Aquaculture Practices will adapt its global seafood industry-leading certification standards to reflect the latest information regarding the viability of potential alternatives to eyestalk ablation, a common practice in shrimp aquaculture for decades. The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) will require all shrimp production facilities around the world certified to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards 

For decades, the global shrimp farming industry has relied on a breeding technique intended to make hatcheries more efficient. A shrimp’s eyestalk – a protrusion from the animal’s head that contains an eye on the end – contains a complex of glands that influence molting, reproductive maturation and spawning processes. Removing, cutting or pinching the 

The results are in! Congratulations to University of Stirling postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacarias, the recipient of this year’s eighth annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, sponsored by Lineage Logistics, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced on Oct. 19. Zacarias edged out two other finalists — Pablo Berner of Nuseed and Mark Luecke of Prairie AquaTech — to