Shells & Valves

Our mission is to innovate in aquaculture practices, ensuring that we can meet today’s demand for seafood without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. It is important that the aquaculture developments are verified against the planetary boundaries in order to create a net-positive effect. Increasing biodiversity is key to close the natural nutrient cycles and we look at alternative aquaculture systems that can contribute to closing those cycles, so that less external input (nutrients, energy, chemicals and materials) is needed and less waste and pollution is produced. We believe that this approach will lead to the restoration of ecosystems and their functionality. Within the European context, the creation of Multi-Use Platforms is key in developing a sustainable offshore aquaculture sector. MUPs offer the possibility of optimizing the use of marine space, reducing conflicts among different users, and promoting sustainable and synergistic interactions between various ocean-based activities. We focus in particular on the integration of aquaculture and passive fisheries with the production of wind energy and nature restoration. In this way, it is possible to create more sustainable and resilient food production systems that take into account the health of the environment and the well-being of local communities.