Can lab-grown seafood help oceans and fish species under threat?
The case for cell-cultured fish — and the challenges to commercialize it — explained
Source: vox.com
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The case for cell-cultured fish — and the challenges to commercialize it — explained
Although wild salmon remains one of Alaska’s most lucrative seafood industries, it’s also one of the state’s most vulnerable, as climate change and population growth increase pressure on the world’s oceans. As it looks more and more likely that demand will eventually outstrip the productivity of salmon and other wild seafood stocks, researchers have turned to another method for producing protein from fish by culturing it in a lab.