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> BlueNalu is not looking to replace wild-caught or farm-raised seafood, but is aiming to become a third alternative for seafood eaters. Since they are targeti
by siruncledrew 7y ago
> BlueNalu is not looking to replace wild-caught or farm-raised seafood, but is aiming to become a third alternative for seafood eaters.
Since they are targeting “fish that cannot be easily farmed”, the whiff I get from this idea is akin to synthetic diamonds. This lab grown fish is an alternative to the rare and high-end fish that is harder (and more expensive) to get.
This is not a cheap replacement for standard consumers buying filets at the grocery store for weeknight dinners, but a niche offer for chefs and clientele wanting the experience of eating particular fish cuisine.
It would be disingenuous to say this is going to save the oceans. Fish are useful to the environment and it would be better if their populations rose, as overfishing is causing massive oceanic destruction.
Comparing this kind of lab grown fish to lab grown beef is actually an inverse comparison because a central point of lab grown beef is addressing the issue (and environmental impact) of humans farming too many cows for beef, whereas with fish we have the opposite problem where humans have decimated the populations so much we actually need to lift fish populations.
- neltnerb 7y agoI don't think I follow. If I had the choice of eating a wild bluefin tuna versus lab grown bluefish tuna meat, I'd eat the lab grown meat every time because... overfishing of bluefin tuna is a serious problem. There is never a silver bullet, but if we can improve stocks of any wild fish via displacement, it's working to save the oceans.
- BurningFrog 7y ago> It would be disingenuous to say this is going to save the oceans. Because it's only for niche expensive fish? That's where they have to start when the technology is expensive. If and when it becomes cheaper, we might reach ocean saving levels. Or we might not.