Executive summary: In this expansive strategic update, the Shrimp Welfare Project outlines its 2030 vision to reduce suffering for billions of farmed shrimps by scaling four key workstreams—Corporate Engagement, Farmer Support, Research & Policy, and Precision Welfare—while presenting detailed “absorbency plans” that describe how additional funding could accelerate progress toward tipping points in industry-wide humane practices, especially pre-slaughter stunning.
Key points:
Corporate Engagement (Humane Slaughter Initiative): SWP is scaling up its strategy of providing electrical stunners to shrimp producers to catalyze widespread adoption of pre-slaughter stunning, with over 3.3 billion shrimps already impacted annually and a goal of industry norm-setting by 2030.
Farmer Support (SSFI Program): By removing sludge and encouraging lower stocking densities in Indian shrimp farms, SWP has reached ~30 million shrimps with a highly cost-effective intervention (~3,300 shrimps per dollar/year), aiming for self-sufficiency and further integration with seaweed farming and US market entry by 2030.
Research & Policy: This newer workstream supports long-term impact through academic studies, industry certifications, and legislative influence—aiming by 2030 to make stunning a requirement in major certifications and part of EU food safety recommendations, while securing published validation for stunning’s effectiveness.
Precision Welfare (Early-Stage Work): SWP is exploring outcome-based welfare metrics using AI and Precision Aquaculture, with a 2026 goal to identify robust indicators of shrimp well-being and secure at least one RAS farm commitment to optimizing for these metrics.
Absorbency Plans for Additional Funding: SWP offers a tiered menu of high-priority funding opportunities, including scaling the Humane Slaughter Initiative, developing traceability tools, investing in stunner innovation, and piloting large-scale market incentives like shrimp stunning credits.
Strategic Framing and Ecosystem Role: SWP emphasizes the synergy between top-down (corporate) and bottom-up (farmer) engagement, its EA-aligned willingness to fund industry tools, and the importance of shaping welfare norms before Precision Aquaculture becomes entrenched.
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Executive summary: In this expansive strategic update, the Shrimp Welfare Project outlines its 2030 vision to reduce suffering for billions of farmed shrimps by scaling four key workstreams—Corporate Engagement, Farmer Support, Research & Policy, and Precision Welfare—while presenting detailed “absorbency plans” that describe how additional funding could accelerate progress toward tipping points in industry-wide humane practices, especially pre-slaughter stunning.
Key points:
Corporate Engagement (Humane Slaughter Initiative): SWP is scaling up its strategy of providing electrical stunners to shrimp producers to catalyze widespread adoption of pre-slaughter stunning, with over 3.3 billion shrimps already impacted annually and a goal of industry norm-setting by 2030.
Farmer Support (SSFI Program): By removing sludge and encouraging lower stocking densities in Indian shrimp farms, SWP has reached ~30 million shrimps with a highly cost-effective intervention (~3,300 shrimps per dollar/year), aiming for self-sufficiency and further integration with seaweed farming and US market entry by 2030.
Research & Policy: This newer workstream supports long-term impact through academic studies, industry certifications, and legislative influence—aiming by 2030 to make stunning a requirement in major certifications and part of EU food safety recommendations, while securing published validation for stunning’s effectiveness.
Precision Welfare (Early-Stage Work): SWP is exploring outcome-based welfare metrics using AI and Precision Aquaculture, with a 2026 goal to identify robust indicators of shrimp well-being and secure at least one RAS farm commitment to optimizing for these metrics.
Absorbency Plans for Additional Funding: SWP offers a tiered menu of high-priority funding opportunities, including scaling the Humane Slaughter Initiative, developing traceability tools, investing in stunner innovation, and piloting large-scale market incentives like shrimp stunning credits.
Strategic Framing and Ecosystem Role: SWP emphasizes the synergy between top-down (corporate) and bottom-up (farmer) engagement, its EA-aligned willingness to fund industry tools, and the importance of shaping welfare norms before Precision Aquaculture becomes entrenched.
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