With our growing world population we are placing Earth’s natural resources under severe pressure. One of our most pressing challenges will be to feed everyone a balanced and nutritious diet while keeping our effects on the environment to a minimum.
Our Experts
At the core of the Aqua-Spark Ecosystem is our Global Expert Network. Some of the industry’s most brilliant and dedicated scientists, technologists, speciesists, breeders, feed specialist, etc. have been working with Aqua-Spark to develop it’s strategy and pipeline and continue to work with us to find and vet deals and strengthen portfolio companies. While our expert network is well over 50 committed experts and continually growing, here is a sampling of who they are:
Thierry Chopin
Professor of Marine Biology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada
Thierry Chopin
Focus Ecophysiology and biochemistry of seaweeds of commercial value and development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems for environmental sustainability, economic stability...
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Randall Brummett
Senior Aquaculture Specialist, World Bank
Randall Brummett
Focus The development of a portfolio of investment in sustainable aquaculture, as well as exploring ecosystem approaches to risk reduction...
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Malcolm Beveridge
Visiting Professor at University of Stirling, former Discipline Director of the Aquaculture and Genetic Improvement, WorldFish
Malcolm Beveridge
Focus The impacts of aquaculture and fisheries on the environment, poverty, and hunger...
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Sunil Kadri
CEO, Aquaculture Innovation; Director – International Business Development, Europharma
Ron Zweig
Member of Falmouth’s Water Quality Management Committee, President of the Coonamessett Farm Foundation
Ron Zweig
Focus Technical specialist and task manager with nearly four decades of experience on programs involving food security and environmental assessment...
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Yonathan Zohar
Professor
Yonathan Zohar
Professor Zohar conducts research and development programs in sustainable marine aquaculture and has integrated basic science with applications in the aquaculture industry.....
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Carlos Wurmann
M.Sc.Economics, Ind. Civil Engineer
Carlos Wurmann
Investment and development projects, planning, markets, sectoral prospective, technology development and transfer...
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Ivar Warrer-Hansen
Head of Business Developments at Inter Aqua Advance A/S
Ivar Warrer-Hansen
World renowned expert in Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) technology, assessment of different RAS concepts for commercial viability and new potential...
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Marc Verdegem
Aquaculture Systems Management, Ph.D
Marc Verdegem
Focus Aquaculture systems management
Education Marine Sciences with specialization in Aquaculture, University of Puerto ...
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Deborah Mosca
CEO of Marine Bio-Technologies Center of Innovation, North Carolina, USA
Deborah Mosca
Multi-disciplinary project team leader focused on facilitating collaborations between and among universities, scientific researchers, industry, and funding organizations to translate marine science into new products and services...
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Barry Costa-Pierce
Henry L. & Grace Doherty Endowed Professor and Chair of Marine Sciences and Director of the Marine Science Center
Barry Costa-Pierce
Focus Marine ecology, ecological aquaculture, and the sustainability science of fisheries & aquaculture...
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Dave Little
David Little is currently the Chair of Aquatic Resource Development at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling and responsible for Internationalisation.
Dave Little
Research and educational interests focus around the societal impacts of aquaculture and, increasingly....
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Kevin Fitzsimmons
Professor and Extension Specialist at the University of Arizona and past President of the World Aquaculture Society
Kevin Fitzsimmons
His research and extension work since 1981 at the University of Arizona have focused on improving the sustainability of the aquaculture industry in the US and abroad...
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