IMPACT

Why aquaculture?

Aquaculture is in that investment sweet spot of already being a major global industry, but with vast untapped potential. And its next chapter belongs to breakthrough technologies, many with applications that stretch into adjacent industries.

A ceaseless wave of innovation

The technologies transforming every industry are already at work in aquaculture. 
We back the ones solving its toughest challenges and opening its most exciting opportunities, that earn adoption and can travel into adjacent markets.

51%

assets under management

130.9M t

Global aquaculture production in 2022, including aquatic animals and algae.

US$313B

Estimated first-sale value of global aquaculture production in 2022.

Familiar technologies.
Far reaching opportunities

Forecasting, diagnostics, traceability and farm management tools help producers understand performance and connect increasingly complex supply chains.
Computer vision and automation already work at scale, from cleaning robots and underwater drones to biomass estimation and water-quality systems. They make operations more precise and productive while improving animal welfare.
Antimicrobial peptides, vaccines, diagnostics, breeding and microbiome technologies developed in aquaculture, with crossover potential into livestock and human health.
Food and feed innovations, from seafood and novel nutrition to new ingredients and formulations, helping meet rising global demand for protein.
Aquaculture biomass and by-products turned into new materials and ingredients for agriculture, cosmetics and industry, with uses well beyond food and feed.

Meet the companies moving things forward

Our portfolio brings these opportunities into focus. Each company addresses a specific commercial need, with a wider opportunity to improve how resources are used, animals are cared for and supply chains operate.

Make progress part of the business

Lasting improvements need businesses that can deliver them. We look closely at the problem a technology solves, the economics of adoption and the wider value it can create.

Our theory of change

Aquaculture as a solution

Aquaculture’s potential reaches beyond what we eat. Done responsibly, it can support healthier ecosystems, create economic opportunities and make better use of natural resources. Innovations developed here also have applications in health, agriculture and materials, extending their potential well beyond the water.

Advancing sustainable aquaculture

We work with established businesses and emerging innovators to improve practices, develop technologies and build commercially viable solutions. Our investments, advisory work and programmes help turn that potential into progress.
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