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one eyed prawns

13-04-2015 9:15am

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fryup

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Do you know that in most commercial prawn farms they remove the eye of the female shrimp so as to improve reproduction.

use of eyestalk ablation increases total egg production and increases the percentage of females in a given population that will participate in reproduction. Once females have been subjected to eyestalk ablation, complete ovarian development often ensues within as little as 3 to 10 days.

Yes i know its just an ol'shrimp but it sounds very cruel don't you think??

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#2 13-04-2015 9:20am

Mint Aero

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Grrrr :mad: Put me in the room with them for just 5 minutes! :mad::mad:
and I'll serve up some delicious stir fry with garlic sauce

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#3 13-04-2015 9:21am

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Don't eat Prawns so I don't contribute to this cycloptic Prawn population.

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#4 13-04-2015 9:24am

The Backwards Man

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That's crackers.

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#5 13-04-2015 9:29am

Generic Dreadhead

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The more you know....

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#6 13-04-2015 9:36am

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Never heard of this but they won't catch on like the Black Eyed Peas.

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#7 13-04-2015 9:38am

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It's very shellfish of the farmers...

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#8 13-04-2015 9:39am

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Fookin' prawns.

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#9 13-04-2015 9:45am

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Duggy747 wrote: »

Fookin' prawns.

When are the Prawns coming back,was it 17 years or something?

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#10 13-04-2015 9:47am

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I thought this was a euphemism, like one eyed snake.

so this isn't another cock tail then.

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#11 13-04-2015 10:05am

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Fratton Fred wrote: »

I thought this was a euphemism, like one eyed snake.

so this isn't another cock tail then.

Apparently not....

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#12 13-04-2015 10:14am

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So the farmers blind the female prawns because they won't reproduce in prison?

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#13 17-04-2015 11:22am

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I already knew this. Food Unwrapped FTW!

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