Investigating clove oil and its derivatives as anaesthetic agents for decapod crustaceans to improve welfare commercially and at slaughter

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

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Industry Codes of Practice for the Welfare of Crabs, Lobsters, Crawfish and Nephrops

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

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The efficacy of electrical stunning of New Zealand rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and freshwater crayfish (Paranephrops zealandicus) using the Crustastun™

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

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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 – Capture

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Uglow et al. 1986 – Live handling and transport of crustacean shellfish: An investigation of mortalities

This paper records a series of detailed investigations of mortality in crustacean shellfish with a particular focus on the brown crab (Cancer pagurus).

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Wyman et al. 1985 – A study of mortality rates of the velvet crab during holding and transport

Explore the mortality rates of velvet crabs during holding and transport.

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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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Janssens 2021 – Animal business: An ethical exploration of corporate responsibility towards animals

Explore the worlds of business and animal ethics, and how they interact.

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