Executive summary: Shrimp Welfare Project proposes a novel “Shrimp Stunning Credits” system—modeled on carbon and cage-free egg credit markets—as a potentially high-impact, albeit uncertain, solution to incentivize shrimp producers to adopt pre-slaughter stunning, thereby improving shrimp welfare at scale.
Key points:
Current incentives fall short: Despite subsidizing equipment, producers and buyers remain reluctant to adopt shrimp stunning due to weak market demand and entrenched supply chains.
Credit systems as a model: Inspired by carbon offsets and Global Food Partners’ cage-free egg credits, the post explores decoupling stunning from shrimp sales by developing tradable “Shrimp Stunning Credits.”
Enabling infrastructure: To verify stunning and generate credits, the team envisions using Precision Aquaculture tools (e.g. sensors and automated data systems) instead of traditional certification schemes.
Kickstarting the market: Shrimp Welfare Project plans to act as both the facilitator and initial buyer of credits to create demand and stimulate producer adoption.
Cost-effectiveness and risk: The approach is high-risk, high-reward—credits may not be resold, but even without resale, early adoption could justify the investment.
Broader vision: The credit system could eventually apply to other welfare metrics, animal species, or even enable individual donors to fund welfare improvements through a public Animal Welfare Marketplace.
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Executive summary: Shrimp Welfare Project proposes a novel “Shrimp Stunning Credits” system—modeled on carbon and cage-free egg credit markets—as a potentially high-impact, albeit uncertain, solution to incentivize shrimp producers to adopt pre-slaughter stunning, thereby improving shrimp welfare at scale.
Key points:
Current incentives fall short: Despite subsidizing equipment, producers and buyers remain reluctant to adopt shrimp stunning due to weak market demand and entrenched supply chains.
Credit systems as a model: Inspired by carbon offsets and Global Food Partners’ cage-free egg credits, the post explores decoupling stunning from shrimp sales by developing tradable “Shrimp Stunning Credits.”
Enabling infrastructure: To verify stunning and generate credits, the team envisions using Precision Aquaculture tools (e.g. sensors and automated data systems) instead of traditional certification schemes.
Kickstarting the market: Shrimp Welfare Project plans to act as both the facilitator and initial buyer of credits to create demand and stimulate producer adoption.
Cost-effectiveness and risk: The approach is high-risk, high-reward—credits may not be resold, but even without resale, early adoption could justify the investment.
Broader vision: The credit system could eventually apply to other welfare metrics, animal species, or even enable individual donors to fund welfare improvements through a public Animal Welfare Marketplace.
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