Simão Zacarias, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Institute of Aquaculture attended the Responsible Seafood Summit on October 21-24 in St Andrews – Scotland, United Kingdom. He gave a presentation on “The Paths to Viable Alternatives to Shrimp Eyestalk Ablation” to the global audience. The topic of his presentation was associated to his PhD research work which led him to win the 2020 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award. He finally managed to collect his AWARD at the event because back in 2020 it was Covid-19 time when there were lockdowns and no in-person events were held

Simão giving his presentation on alternative pathways to shrimp eyestalk ablation at Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews (October 18, 2024), Scotland – United Kingdom.

Pannel discussion on Aquatic Animal welfare challenges and opportunities during welfare session at Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews (October 18, 2024), Scotland – United Kingdom. From left to right, Bonnie Waycott (Responsible Seafood Advocate), Simão Zacarias (Institute of Aquaculture – University of Stirling), Sara Barrento (FAI Farms) and Ben Perry (Ace Aquatec).

Simão Zacarias receiving his 2020 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award at the Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews (October 18, 2024), Scotland – United Kingdom.

Happy and emotional Simão Zacarias with his 2020 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award at the Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews (October 18, 2024), Scotland – United Kingdom.