FAI reveals how a new tech solution will empower shrimp farmers to improve welfare.

The charity’s food assurance scheme improvements require CCTV to cover stunning and killing procedures.

The European Commission’s fourth EU Reference Centre for Animal Welfare will carry out research to support aquatic animal welfare improvements.

Albert Heijn, the Netherland’s largest retail chain, has become the first mainstream EU retailer to publish a shrimp welfare policy.

On 17 January, The Snapshot 2023: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare was published, revealing industry progress on decapod welfare.

The UK retailer has outlined clear commitments to higher decapod welfare with its new sourcing policy.

The Mediterranean’s largest seabass and gilthead seabream producer, Avramar, has committed to implement electrical pre-slaughter stunning across its operation. 

The aim of the report is to empower the industry by defining a positive narrative around affordability, availability, and nutritional value.

Between 20-22 November, Catch Welfare Platform (CWP) hosted their  kick-off conference in Bergen, Norway to promote catch welfare in practice and address critical challenges in transitioning global fisheries.

The Animal Law Foundation has launched a legal challenge against the UK government, claiming that practices such as live boiling are contrary to the law now that decapod crustaceans are recognised as sentient.

Sofina Foods and their producers Taika have signed the Humane Slaughter Pilot Agreement in partnership with Shrimp Welfare Project to ensure the welfare of shrimp within Taika’s farms.

More than 20 shrimp producers have expressed their intention to form a Global Shrimp Council with the aim of promoting the protein worldwide.