IвЂ™m actually a pescatarian by dietary preference, and I have been for many years. Reading the writing on the wall, I started thinking about other big problems out there to try and solve. By then it was becoming pretty obvious that there was a market desire for low-carbon biofuels. Larry Feinberg:В I was working for a cellulose biofuels company, and at the time there was this thing called fracking coming online. I talked to co-founder and CEO Larry Feinberg, PhD, to learn more about KnipbioвЂ™s approach to aquaculture, the biotechnology behind its products, and some of its potential applications. The Massachusetts-based company has developed fish feed strains derived not from other fish, but rather from proteins developed through biotechnology, which holds the promise of large-scale production with fewer resources than ever before. In the face of this conundrum, Knipbio has looked at the field of aquaculture differently. However, itвЂ™s also a double-edged sword farmed fish requires food, which often takes the form of other wild fish, which in turn ultimately contributes to over-fishing elsewhere. One of the sources of supply to meet this demand is aquaculture, also known as вЂњfish farmingвЂќ, and that is where Knipbio comes into play.ДЄquaculture normally has its set of benefits, like ensuring consistent fish supply and stimulating economies.

The FAOвЂ™s most recent State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture Report from 2016 noted that global per capita fish consumption had risen to above 20 kilograms for the first time, with fish providing 6.7% of all protein consumed by humans.

As more and more countries around the world develop a middle class, rising incomes have led to rising demand for protein consumption, including seafood.

Feeding frenzy