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Eyestalk ablation - Wikipedia

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TIL of eyestalk ablation where female shrimp eyes are removed to speed up development of mature ovaries. It's used in nearly every commercial shrimp reproduction facility, usually without anesthetic

en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eyestalk_ablation

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Oh boy! Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension!
- even worse: man-made horrors I comprehend only too well.
Learned about this recently. Bring it up literally any time I’m around people eating seafood.
- Have you heard about debeaking chickens?
- most shrimp production involves some kind of slavery, the whole industry is disgusting
  
  I'm pretty sure this is essentially farming 101.
  
  there was an article not that long ago about VR headsets for cattle.
Not my shrimp, not in this tank!

Now that they know why it works, wouldn’t there be a chemical way to stimulate ovulation? I know that has its own risks, but plucking off their eyeballs just seems cruel AND labor intensive.
- If there was a chemical method that worked, it would be used. Food farmers aren't keen on inefficiency
  
  The page has an “alternatives” section, looks like shrimp farmers could avoid this process by just giving the shrimp higher quality feed.
  
  If there was a cost effective chemical method that worked, it would be used.
  
  Food farmers aren’t keen on inefficiency that cuts into their bottom line
Whelp, this is horrifying.

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