Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla on the Shrimp Welfare Project

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Rob Wiblin interviews Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla about the Shrimp Welfare Project, which he cofounded in 2021. It's the first project in the world focused on shrimp welfare specifically and now has six full-time staff.Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript.They cover:The evidence for shrimp sentienceHow farmers and the public feel about shrimpThe scale of the problemWhat shrimp farming looks likeThe killing process, and other welfare issuesShrimp Welfare Project’s strategyHistory of shrimp welfare workWhat it’s like working in India and VietnamHow to helpWho this episode is for:People who care about animal welfarePeople interested in new and unusual problemsPeople open to shrimp sentienceWho this episode isn’t for:People who think shrimp couldn’t possibly be sentientPeople who got called ‘shrimp’ a lot in high school and get anxious when they hear the word over and over againGet this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type ‘80k After Hours’ into your podcasting app. Or read the transcript below.Producer: Keiran HarrisAudio mastering: Ben Cordell and Ryan KesslerTranscriptions: Katy Moore