Amy Novogratz, Founder & Managing Partner of AquaSpark, fervidly details her vision to disrupt the fastest growing food industry in the world, aquaculture. She talks about the need for clarity around where our food comes from, especially in the aquaculture industry where, currently, the whole sector is out of sight. Amy seeks to realize the greatest potential in an industry that can be revolutionary to our food systems if care and transparency are embedded in every layer of production from feed and disease to technology. Amy’s passion, innovation, and creativity are at the core of her efforts to restore and reinvigorate an industry that has been long overlooked.
In this episode, Amy talks about:
- Why the ocean & the urgency [2:40]
- Digging deeper into aquaculture to find an industry in need of transformation at all levels [7:00]
- What investing in aquaculture looks like from disease management to feed to technology [9:23]
- Utilizing data to transform the industry where little to no data existed before [12:25]
- The food chain: what are you eating when you eat farmed fish [17:02]
- Limited benchmarks in understanding the relationship between climate change and aquaculture [22:50]
- Bridging the gap of “disconnect” with the ocean [29:21]
Resource Links
- AquaSpark developing an optimal aquaculture food system by investing in companies all along the aquaculture value chain working to solve industry challenges
- eFishery an aquaculture intelligence company
