Well isnt that relief.....a financial analyst that can assess animal welfare!
...or can they? Bottom line is that it all comes down to assessment of welfare by mortality and the reduced stocking densities led lower than average mortality rates.
So, a seasoned AAV, Mike McCarthy advises the government that animal welfare cant be assessed by mortality alone, nearly every independent observer report on ME voyages describes features of prolonged heat stress but its all fine because they can suffer without dying.
ANIMAL MORTALITY is a measure of EXTREME animal welfare issues not a measure of acceptability.