In economic crustacean experiments, researchers often take shrimp and crabs as research objects to carry out scientific research. Shrimp and crabs are inferior invertebrates. Does the author need to provide ethical proof?
@all Yes, it is important for the author to provide ethical proof when conducting experiments on shrimp and crabs, or any living organism. Ethical considerations must be taken into account when conducting research that involves animals, regardless of their status as invertebrates or vertebrates. The welfare and treatment of these animals must be considered, and ethical guidelines must be followed to ensure that the research is conducted in a humane and responsible manner. This includes providing appropriate housing, feeding, and care for the animals, as well as minimizing any pain or distress that they may experience during the course of the research. The author should also obtain the necessary approvals from relevant ethical review committees before conducting any experiments on animals.
I believe this will depend on the legislation of the country where the experiment was developed.
Depending on how the subjects were used, it would be to the researcher's benefit even if current guidelines exclude invertebrates. Public perception of such research seems to expect ethical treatment of invertebrates. The attached open access publication provides quantitative evidence.
Depends on the country. I know in the US, we use IACUC which does not have any legislation pertaining to invertebrates but if you work with vertebrates past the embryonic stage, it requires paperwork concerning the ethics of what's being done. I think in Europe, this might have been extended to Cephalpods also.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_can_I_get_Excel_data_of_any_published_paper_on_crabs_carapace_size-weight_relationship
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