Background:
Just like in any other activity there are bad examples that spoil the aquaculture industry and good examples that must be followed. It’s important to distinguish both and drift the industry towards the good practices to achieve sustainability.
Technology is able to improve aquaculture’s practices and sustainability by aiming its focus in fish health and welfare. In turn, it will influence all the outcomes of the industry reaching increasingly better results and higher quality products.
Real case example:
How can a startup play a sustainability role in the industry?
SEAentia is a Portuguese aquaculture start-up, which aims to produce top quality fish in the most sustainable manner by combining novel aquaculture engineering with scientific research. SEAentia will pioneer in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) production from hatchery to commercial size in a sustainable and environmental-friendly RAS production system where animal health and welfare is a major concern.
We aim to become an international reference in aquaculture by exploring new species with great marketing potential and consumer acceptability. This will only be possible by combining new farming methods with novel technology and scientific knowledge, thereby contributing to address the global challenge of sustainably feeding the growing human population with high-quality, traceable and biosecure products.
SEAentia is paving its way to thrive, grow and lead by example.