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A global, synergistic portfolio across the value chain that demonstrate sustainable and healthy aquaculture produces better financial returns
Headquarters: Scotland
Animal welfare is vital to a sustainable industry. ACE’s technology solutions improve the health and wellbeing of fish.
Visit ACE AquatecHeadquarters: Israel
Responsible use of water is better for the environment, the animal and productivity. BioFishency’s market-disruptive RAS water treatment solutions have smaller carbon footprints and produce healthier fish.
Visit BioFishencyHeadquarters: Norway
Analysing fish behaviour greatly improves efficiency and growth. Blue Grove does this with high tech solutions for open cage farming.
Visit BluegroveHeadquarters: United States
Breaking our reliance on wild resources for aquaculture feed is a must. Calysta produces a microbial single cell protein that is a perfect replacement for fishmeal.
Visit CalystaHeadquarters: Mozambique
cOrchestrating an aquaculture farm to be in harmony with nature is the ultimate goal. Chicoa is a beautiful instance of using innate fish behavior and its farm geography to raise the bar on fish welfare and resource efficiency.
Visit Chicoa Fish FarmHeadquarters: United States
Not only is data key to propelling the industry forward, but knowing how to make the best decisions with that data is key. Ecto’s tools truly support farmers’ every step with insights day in and day out to optimize their operations.
Visit EctoHeadquarters: Indonesia
A data driven industry enables transparency, efficiency and more access to services. eFishery optimises feeding and uses the data to provide financing and market access to farmers.
Visit eFisheryHeadquarters: Thailand
Feeding the world will require sustainable, nutrient dense food production. Energaia’s systems enable mass production of the ancient micro algae Spirulina.
Visit EnergaiaHeadquarters: Finland
Decreasing the environmental footprint of aquafeeds is one of the first steps in creating a more sustainable value chain. Enifer uses bioethanol side streams to grow a fungi-based protein concentrate, an alternative to soy that requires much less land and water, and generates significantly less greenhouse gases.
Visit eniferHeadquarters: Brazil
Resourceful engineering and farm planning in the middle of a huge market provide an opportunity to show the impact of sustainable aquaculture. Fisher Piscicultura’s superb location and innovative cage system optimize animal welfare and production.
Visit Fisher PisciculturaHeadquarters: Ireland
Nurturing innovation while mitigating risk is imperative to redesigning an industry. Over 40 start ups have graduated from the HATCH accelerator.
Visit HatchHeadquarters: Norway
Optimising both nutritional and economic value of the whole fish brigs a lot of positive impact. Hofseth Biocare transforms salmon off-cuts into high-value health products for multiple end-markets.
Visit Hofseth BioCareHeadquarters: Madagascar
Supporting protected species while creating jobs in developing areas bring conservation and social responsibility to the forefront. Indian Ocean Trepang is an incredibly successful example of sea cucumber farming with smallholders at its heart.
Visit Indian Ocean Trepang (IOT)Headquarters: United States
Replacing synthetics with more natural alternatives is key to the system redesign. KAS uses micro algae to produce a natural astaxanthin, an antioxidant and pigment for salmonids and shrimp.
Visit Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS)Headquarters: Africa
We are committed to catalysing the development of a sustainable aquaculture industry in sub-Saharan Africa. Lake Harvest is a long-time leader with a well-established brand for African tilapia.
Visit Lake Harvest GroupHeadquarters: Iceland
Environmentally optimized farms that showcase the potential of aquaculture are a key part of our approach. Matorka’s land-based, geothermal powered Arctic Char farm is a shining example.
Visit MatorkaHeadquarters: Norway
In order to get the entire value chain right, you need to start at the very beginning. Molofeed produces an early stage sustainable aquaculture feed that doesn’t rely on live ingredients and minimises antibiotic use.
Visit MolofeedHeadquarters: Portugal
Bringing deep science and selective breeding to a farmed species can enable it to scale faster and more sustainably. Oceano Fresco is a Portuguese clam producer and distributor that will change the traditional clam farming industry, into highly professional, data and science-driven industry.
Visit Oceano FrescoHeadquarters: Poland
80% of antibiotics are used in animal farming, putting our population’s health at risk. Proteon’s bacteriophage solution greatly reduces the need for antibiotics in aquaculture.
Visit Proteon PharmaceuticalsHeadquarters: the Netherlands
A greener aquaculture feed industry is critical for a sustainable future. Protix turns food waste into high quality insect protein for animal feed.
Visit ProtixHeadquarters: India
Farming of aquaplants sequesters carbon and we have only scratched the surface on the potential of these plants to organically support a myriad of industries. Sea6 cultivates and harvest seaweed at scale and engineers innovative byproducts supporting our greater food production systems.
Visit Sea6 EnergyHeadquarters: Singapore
The future of seafood will be diverse. Shiok produces crustacean products from stem cells.
Visit Shiok MeatsHeadquarters: Sweden
Disposing of waste in aquaculture systems is a challenge. SAF extracts nutrients from waste water to produce high value algae products. A fully circular solution.
Visit Swedish Algae FactoryHeadquarters: Vietnam
Small holders produce a significant portion of farmed seafood globally and empowering them with technology solutions is vital to moving the industry forward. Tepbac supports Vietnamese shrimp farmers with hardware solutions and a mobile app, helping them better care for their farms and increasing their access to inputs and markets.
Visit TepbacHeadquarters: Canada
Shrimp is typically farmed in murky, muddy, opaque water, which can mean a lot of unknowns. XpertSea uses AI and computer vision to track shrimp growth, using data to give farmers insights that increase productivity and profitability, while creating traceability that enables financing and market opportunities.
Visit XpertSeaWith over 300 investors from more than 25 countries, Aqua-Spark is a global community of investors supporting the growth of a new sustainable, commercial aquaculture industry.
We are also seeking entrepreneurs working toward a more sustainable aquaculture food system.