• Splenetic
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    10 months ago

    Oh boy! Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension!

  • ch00f@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Learned about this recently. Bring it up literally any time I’m around people eating seafood.

  • meyotch@slrpnk.net
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    10 months ago

    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.

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      10 months ago

      If there was a chemical method that worked, it would be used. Food farmers aren’t keen on inefficiency

      • ProbablyYourDad@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        The page has an “alternatives” section, looks like shrimp farmers could avoid this process by just giving the shrimp higher quality feed.

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        10 months ago

        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