AQUA-SPARKInvesting across the ecosystem of the next generation

of sustainable aquaculture.

GLOBAL PROTEIN CRISIS SEAFOOD PRODUCTION IS THE MOST EFFICIENT SOLUTION

Demand for seafood is expected to grow to 230 million tonnes in 2050. The aquaculture industry must grow from 60 million tons to 145 million tonnes globally.

INNOVATION• Aquaculture’s bad practices have led to lots of innovation

• Exciting new technologies commercially viable

• RAS systems

• IMTA

• Insects for feed

• Alternative ways to battle disease

• Distribution technologies

• Sturdy, global ecosystem of multiple SME’s in stead of few large producers

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH

Insect farming

€ 3 million investment 20 % equity € 10 million investedROI of 60 %

Fish farming

€ 5,4 million investment23 % equity€22 million investedROI of 35%

Seaweed farming

€ 2,5 million investment30% equity€ 7 million investedROI of 45 %

IMPACT• Healthiest protein production with the smallest environmental footprint

• Innovation results in food security on a global/local scale

• Sustainable resilient job creation

• Going from historic myopic view to holistic innovative view on how to scale aquaculture sustainably