Há Biotech bridges marine biology and medicine to revolutionize fish farming, creating sustainable solutions for the aquaculture industry. By addressing critical challenges like spawning disruption, fish escapes, and ecological risks, we aim to make fish farming both environmentally and economically sustainable while protecting wild fish populations. Through advanced immunological interventions, our mission is to transform aquaculture into a cornerstone of sustainable food production, meeting global protein demands responsibly.
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A 70-year timeline
From early experiments to modern genetic innovations
First attempts to induce sterility in fish using gonadectomy and radiation.
Early success of coho salmon sea cage culture in Washington State.
Development of triploidy induction methods for fish sterility.
Widespread use of triploidy for sterility induction in aquaculture.
Engineering of the growth hormone transgenic 'AquAdvantage' Atlantic salmon.
Increase in Atlantic salmon imports to the US, from 19.2 thousand tonnes.
Significant advancements in molecular and genetic tools for aquaculture.
US FDA approval of 'AquAdvantage' Atlantic salmon for human consumption.
Major escape event of 250,000 Atlantic salmon in Washington State.
Global aquaculture production of fish surpasses capture fisheries used for human consumption.
Major escape event of 20,000 Atlantic salmon in British Columbia.
Washington State phases out aquaculture of non-native finfish species.