Certification of shrimp production has grown significantly but welfare-specific standards remain limited. Progress in this area would benefit billions of animals.
Shrimp certification has made significant progress on environmental sustainability, but welfare-specific standards remain embryonic. Given the scale of global shrimp production - hundreds of billions of animals annually - even modest welfare improvements implemented through certification would affect an extraordinary number of animals. Developing and adopting welfare criteria for shrimp certification is a high-priority opportunity.