Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla on the Shrimp Welfare Project
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Shrimp - Is That a Good Idea?
Some farms might be crowding the shrimpa to such a degree that they suffer from stress, and they don't grow as well. And then you might have these kind of pandamics of diseases that run through these super overcrowded pools. They would be just as profitable, or more profitable, if they backed off somewhat on the stocking density. If farmers stalk their pools at lower stocking densities, then that means that there they can grow their animals at larger sizes, which sell at higher prices per kilo. That's exactly the way we think about it, yes.
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