It's a great idea to have a candidate come in and validate what we're doing," said Price. "When he finishes, he's going to have some powerful data that says we need to look at non-ablated animals. As producers tend to focus entirely on production, animal welfare often gets lost in the midst of that. But thanks to our research that's no longer the case. Welfare is a larger issue."
Seajoy is continuing to test new and better ways of growing its shrimp sustainably, and is upgrading production to provide customers with further improved products in line with its philosophy of sustainable shrimp practices, including animal welfare.