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Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla on the Shrimp Welfare Project (80k After Hours)

80,000 Hours Podcast

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How Many Shrimps Are Produced for Human Consumption Each Year?

In Latin America they tend to use this extensive farming method, which I guess involves like much larger pools. Why do they use that approach in Latin America? I think it has mostly to do with the type of water and type of soil that they have and the climate. Ecuador is the largest producer by far in Latin America along the Guelles River. They're just a very natural flow of water into the ponds. Whereas in in Asia, these ponds need to be filled many times with bore water. So yeah, it's easier for them to have that natural sort of oxygenation of the ponds and the like the maintenance of the water quality on a naturally. Okay. And you said

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