#78 - James Arthur Smith @ Seatopia

On this episode, we have James Arthur Smith who is the Founder and CEO of Seatopia.

 

Seatopia is supporting regenerative aquaculture with its direct-to-consumer business building consumer demand for innovative aquaculture practices in hopes of scaling a truly regenerative seafood supply chain to feed the planet and restore our oceans. 

 

In this episode, James breaks down the massive problems with current commodity seafood systems, how Seatopia is pioneering aquaculture 3.0, and why integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in the ocean is the same thing as regenerative agriculture on the land.

 

If you’re ready to take a deep dive (pun intended) into marine ecosystems and planet-positive commercial-scale food production then this episode is for you.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

🌊 James’ lifelong love affair with the ocean

🐠 Why wild caught isn’t necessarily better

👉 The parallels between agriculture and aquaculture

🐟 How Seatopia is championing aquaculture 3.0

🎣 Why we can’t feed the world with just wild-caught seafood

🔥 Sourcing from integrated multi-trophic seafood farms

🙅 Why regenerative doesn’t drive dollars

🔬 Using testing and transparency to boost product claims

😯 Fish isn’t actually supposed to smell ‘fishy’

📈 Leveraging R&D for more whole-fish utilization

 

Links:

Seatopia

California Coastal Commission

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

AltaSea

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