Research shows shrimp aquaculture industry can move past eyestalk ablation

University of Stirling postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacaria presenting his research at the Responsible Seafood Summit
University of Stirling postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacaria said his research has shown the shrimp industry can move past eyestalk ablation without raising farming costs | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource
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University of Stirling postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacaria – who won the 2020 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award for his research on shrimp eyestalk ablation – has now demonstrated that alternatives to the practice could be cost neutral or even cost saving for shrimp farmers.  Eyestalk ablation, a common practice where shrimp farmers remove one or both eyestalks from a female shrimp to encourage her to lay eggs, has been coming under increasing criticism from retailers and animal rights…


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