Organisers of The Snapshot report seek the input of seafood industry stakeholders.

Now in it’s third year, The Snapshot: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare Report 2024 has been released. 

Jonas Seafood implemented electrical stunning in 2017 to ensure the humane killing of crabs and lobsters, well ahead of legal requirements for decapod welfare. Read our case study to learn how we sat down with founder Kevin Jonas to discuss their journey, the technology behind the process, and how this ethical approach aligns with industry trends and consumer expectations.

Catch up on our webinar: ‘Conscious consumers and crustaceans: how to share your welfare story’. The session focused on how seafood businesses can effectively communicate their decapod welfare policies to consumers.

This study investigated clove oil and its derivatives as possible anaesthetic compounds for use on brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus).

The UK seafood industry has published new welfare codes of practice in response to the legal recognition of decapod crustacean sentience.

This paper evaluated the efficacy of the Crustastun™ on two commercially important New Zealand crustacean species.

FAI reveals how a new learning and monitoring app will empower shrimp farmers to improve animal welfare.

The purpose of these Codes of Practice is to provide a framework of good practice guidance for the treatment of decapod crustaceans used in the food chain.

The Sea-to-Plate report reviews welfare compromises at each stage of the supply chain

Large numbers of decapod crustaceans are commercially transported every year – read a list of do’s and don’ts for transporting decapod crustaceans.