Codes of Practice for the Welfare of Decapod Crustaceans in the Food Chain: from Capture to Killing

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.

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Sea-to-Plate: The welfare journey of decapod crustaceans

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

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Policy Factsheet – Mutilations

A quick look factsheet about decapod mutilation.

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Policy Factsheet – Slaughter and Killing

Decapod crustaceans must be slaughtered using methods that ensure instantaneous insensibility or death. This factsheet summarises the 8 most common industrial slaughter methods from a welfare perspective.

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Policy Factsheet – Stunning

Stunning crustaceans before slaughter is an important welfare standard for industry – read the facts around this important topic.

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Crump et al. 2022 – Invertebrate sentience and sustainable seafood

Although some countries now recognise decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs as sentient, welfare issues remain that require further attention.

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Crump et al. 2022 – Sentience in decapod crustaceans: A general framework and review of the evidence

Review the evidence relating to decapod sentience using a novel framework developed specifically for evaluating invertebrates.

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Neil et al. 2022 – The effects of electrical stunning on the nervous activity and physiological stress response of a commercially important decapod crustacean, the brown crab Cancer pagurus L.

New evidence supports electrical stunning as a potentially humane slaughter method for the edible crab, Cancer pagurus.

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Conte et al. 2021 – Humane slaughter of edible crustaceans

Explore evidence for sentience in decapods and understand cost-effective measures to avoid adverse effects on decapod well-being.

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Fotedar & Evans 2011 – Health management during handling and live transport of crustaceans: A review

This paper unpacks research on crustacean stress during live transport and shows how exporters can maximise economic returns.

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