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Startups showcase some Since 2013, Fish 2.0 has worked with
interesting ideas 588 entrepreneurs and built a network
of over 700 investors worldwide in line
with its vision of helping investors and
At its fourth and final biennial Global entrepreneurs build the knowledge
Innovators Forum which was held in and connections they need to bring
November 2019, Fish 2.0 announced innovative ideas to life and move capital
its top innovators, according to six into the sector. (Editor’s note: Fish 2.0
categories:
founder and executive director Monica
• Aquaai (Top Innovator in The FaaS by San Diego-based Aquaai uses predictive Jain was featured in an interview in the
analytics, AI, VR, computer vision and biomimicry
Aquaculture): the Fish as a Service to provide precise data to help fish farmers in March/April 2018 issue of the INFOFISH
(FaaS) B2B platform which uses a monitoring and decision-making. International.
biomimetic fishlike drone to provide
monitoring services in offshore fish Silica from diatoms
farms
Aqua-Spark, the first investment fund
• Montana Microbial Products (Top focused on sustainable aquaculture,
Innovator in US Seafood): high-quality has announced that it is investing in a
barley protein concentrates for fish Swedish company that uses algae to
feed, a new fish-free alternative to convert effluent water from recirculating
traditional feeds aquaculture systems (RAS) into valuable
products for the solar and personal care
• Australian Crayfish Hatchery (Top sectors.
Innovator in Australian Seafood): state- US company Montana Microbial Products say that
in extensive feed trials over the past few years,
of-the-art facility supplies antibiotics- barley protein concentrate (BPC) has been shown
free, pathogen-free hatchlings to to be a fully digestible, high-protein feed ingredient
farmers of the lobster-like crayfish in for multiple species of fish.
Australia and internationally
• Fortuna Fish (Top Innovator in
Global Seafood): the Fortuna Cooler, The shells of diatoms yield a silica material
the first fish transport box made of
natural, locally sourced materials Swedish Algae Factory has come up with a
procedure to extract a mesoporous silica
• Moscow-based Yorso (Top Innovator material from diatoms. Named as Algica,
in Ocean and Seafood Technology): the extract is said to have exceptional
offers an online B2B wholesale The Australian Crayfish Hatchery is the world’s light-altering properties which makes it
most advanced facility for Redclaw (Cherax
seafood marketplace that operates quadricarinatus), producing hundreds of antibiotic- useful as a replacement for harmful and/
internationally, integrates with buyers’ free and specific pathogen-free crayfish hatchlings. or less efficient chemical substances,
for example to improve the efficiency of
and sellers’ customer relationship solar panels, as well as moisturisation,
management (CRM) systems and cleansing and ultraviolet light protection
automates commercial transactions in personal care products. When used
and marketing tasks through a variety in RAS, it cleans wastewater, absorbs
of platforms. carbon dioxide, and also creates a
nutrient-rich organic biomass that can
• Wholechain (Top Innovator in be used for fish feed or fertiliser.
Supply Chain Change): a user-friendly,
blockchain-based traceability solution According to Aqua-Spark: “By upcycling
that provides transparency throughout wastewater into high-value products for
the seafood supply chain. Wholechain Manila-based Fortuna Fish has produced portable the solar and cosmetic industries, the
is also working on making it easy to expandable coolers for small-scale tuna fishers. The brand is solving a major issue for land-
integrate with other platforms such as coolers are insulated with coconut fibre, a widely- based aquaculture and sustaining a
available, locally-sourced natural material that is a
warehouse management systems. waste product of the coconut meat industry. separate, diversified business model”.

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