Can Controlled Environments Fix the World’s Favorite Seafood?
Niko Simos
Mar 27, 2026
Can Controlled Environments Fix the World’s Favorite Seafood?
Image 1: Shrimp cultivation in a modern recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).
Shrimp has a reputation problem and a popularity problem at the same time. It’s one of the world’s most consumed seafoods, versatile, protein-rich, and beloved across virtually every cuisine on Earth. Yet the moment you say “shrimp farm,” many people picture bulldozed mangroves, antibiotic-laced ponds, and muddy runoff flowing into coastal...
