Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are probably sentient, yet their welfare needs are poorly protected in the food system. Upholding animal welfare in the seafood industry presents challenges, and more research is needed to address humane capture, housing and slaughter.
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This research is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant no. 851145. The review of evidence of sentience also received funding from the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), project code AW0517.
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Crump, A., Browning, H., Schnell, A.K. et al. Invertebrate sentience and sustainable seafood. Nat Food 3, 884–886 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00632-6
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