We’re talking space aquaculture. Raising sea bass in lunar waters, growing spirulina on Mars, and maybe even farming oysters in the depths of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Oh and also, did you know seaweed could be used to shield space explorers from cosmic rays?
We’ll be scouring current research and scientific writing. And attempt to go where no one’s gone before, behind a paywall to read an article. Kelp Trek!
SHELL NOTES!
Aquatic invertebrate protein sources for long-duration space travel - ScienceDirect
SpaceGenFish: Spain’s new bet to put farmed fish on the space menu
‘The ultimate setting’: Why Japan wants to grow fish in space - Responsible Seafood Advocate
Could astronauts farm fish in space? - BBC Newsround
Beyond Earth: Harnessing Marine Resources for Sustainable Space Colonization - PMC
Algae ‘Bioreactor’ on Space Station Could Make Oxygen, Food for Astronauts - May 8, 2019
Sci-fi bioreactor can make food and water in space from... algae - May 13, 2019
What happened to Photobioreactor - PBR@LSR: the Algae-based Photobioreactor Experiment at the ISS – Operations and Results
Redditor articulates argument for space seaweed - Crops on Mars : r/Colonizemars
Star Oysters - Harrisburg University Students Design System to Feed Astronauts Headed to Mars
Sea bass in space: why fish farms on the moon may be closer than you think | Fish | The Guardian (April 2025)
There’s Water on the Moon? - NASA Science
Extraterrestrial liquid water - Wikipedia
List of extrasolar candidates for liquid water - Wikipedia
Lunar Hatch programme - Space Aquaculture - YouTube
Stand-Alone Monoculture and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) | Home
IN SITU Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
LUNAR HATCH Program: One small swim for fish, a giant leap for human space exploration
Tubular Bioreactor Algae Skyscraper: Transalpine Energy Network- eVolo | Architecture Magazine
