And even granting the usual EA filters—tractability, neglectedness, feasibility, and evidential robustness—the scale gradient from shrimp to insects (via agriculture-related deaths) is so steep that these filters don’t, by themselves, explain why the precautionary logic should settle on shrimp. All else equal, once you shift to a target that is thousands of times larger, an intervention could be far less effective [in terms of robustly increasing welfare in expectation] and still compete on expected impact.
I very much agree. Moreover, I do not even know whether electrically stunning farmed shrimps increases or decreases welfare due to effects on soil animals and microorganisms.
I very much agree. Moreover, I do not even know whether electrically stunning farmed shrimps increases or decreases welfare due to effects on soil animals and microorganisms.