Meet Optimar at Global Shrimp Forum 2026 to see how electric stunning and the equipment built around it can improve both welfare and product quality in shrimp processing.
Why this is getting harder to ignore
Retailers and buyers are asking more questions than they used to. How was this shrimp handled before processing? Can the welfare claims be documented, or are they just a line on a label? A stressed animal is a lower-quality product, and a lower-quality product is harder to sell.
Electric stunning, developed for shrimp
Optimar's Electric Shrimp and Crustaceans Stunner is designed specifically for the fast, high-volume reality of shrimp processing. Shrimp are conveyed in a single layer through the stunning unit, where contact with the electrodes gives an immediate, documented, lasting state of unconsciousness once the shrimp is transferred to ice slurry.
The system runs without chemicals, without residual waste to handle, and without manual infeed – a fully electric, self-contained unit built for wet, high-cleaning environments. It's a scientifically proven welfare solution, not just a claim.
Winner of the 2025 Catch Welfare Innovation Award
Shrimp isn't the only crustacean where this matters. Optimar's Stun & Tail system – winner of the 2025 Catch Welfare Innovation Award – combines electric stunning with automated tailing in a single onboard system, tested under real conditions on the UK trawler Golden Ray. The standalone Tailing Machine replaces a manual process that's both physically demanding for crew and hard to standardize for quality.Different animal, same principle: better welfare and efficient production don't have to be a trade-off.
After the shrimp leaves the line
Processing shrimp at volume also means dealing with wastewater – and increasingly strict environmental requirements around it. Optimar's OptiFlow system handles this end of the process, treating wastewater down to key parameters like COD, BOD, and TSS before safe discharge, fully scalable from small operations to large-scale plants.
Learn more about our solutions:
- Electric Shrimp and Crustaceans Stunner
- Tailing Machine
- Stun and Tail System
- OptiFlow Water Treatment System
- Shrimp Processing line
Meet us there
You'll find Optimar at booth nr 5 at the Global Shrimp Forum 2026 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Come by our stand to see how electric stunning works, or talk to us about the rest of your line – from stunning to wastewater. Meetings fill up fast, so it's worth reaching out in advance.
Pictures from the Global Shrimp Forum 2025
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