Sustainable Seafood - Farming a superfood the natural way

Feeding the world's ever-increasing population is a growing challenge, pushing the limits of what the planet can sustain. By 2050, the demand for food will be 70 to 100 percent higher.

New sustainable ways are needed to supply the world's population. RAZOR’s Jo Colan is in Devon to meet a family of mussel farmers who believe they have part of the answer.

Mussels are now considered one of the ultimate superfoods, being high in protein, low in calories and rich in vitamins and minerals. They also capture and trap carbon as their shells grow through a process known as biomineralization. Not only is this great for marine ecosystems, but when compared to other sources of protein, their carbon footprint is negligible.

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[jackmarino]

This man and many like him are some of our Greatest Unsung Heroes, as 17 year old
had a dream and kept it and today he is feeding the world, we need as many people with this dream and motivation, this Idea should be taught in school and
Who knows how far a generation of people could do for the good of
Mankind? It would be Mind-Blowing.
Great video.

[joedennehy]

This was invented in New Zealand in the late 1970s. There are thousands of hectares of them in coromandel where I go fishing. They provide a haven for fish

[Southh]

in new zealand we have a lot of mussel farms been growing them for 50yrs we pretty much mastered the an harvesting
them azwel through kiwi ingenuity

[RaymondLacsaVlogs]

one of the best source of protein because mussels help clean the sea...

[cinaoprojects]

A wonderful operation - well done to the entire team...

[jayjoyce]

What a beautiful vessel to harvest on. We are just pulling in our socks here in Tatamagouche Bay, Nova Scotia right now. Our methods are slightly more primitive to say the least haha. I really enjoyed this video.

[stevengaber]

Good job! It would be good to expand this kind of aquaculture to other regions of the world. Among the benefits would be increases in water quality, greater biodiversity and healthier diets for people.

[deadchefs]

Super fascinating show. I wonder if these practices will become standard one day all over the world if applicable.

[mikekavanagh]

A Good Clean Industry once its well away from Toxic Salmon Farms,

[avocadoarmadillo]

I am very fascinated by utilizing integrated multi trophic systems for shellfish aquaculture.

Fish produce a lot of nutrition which can eutrophy their environment when cultivated. But shellfish get fat and harvestable on that fish waste, making cultivating both at once very sustainable and profitable

[OzkAltBldgCo]

I like this but I think that they need to switch over to hemp rope to make it more sustainable those plastics aren't good for the sea

[ericphan]

Food is more as a past time and enjoyment rather than essential as farming in the 15 th century but seafood and seaweed farming is a good source of productive, help ocean keep itself healthy and shore line passive line of defense against intruders

[PythagorasHyperborea]

You can’t get brain food on land. It has to come from the sea (DHA, iodine, etc.), and these are also far more ethical since they are similar to plants and cannot take evasive maneuvers when being “attacked” and thus have had no biological utility or need to be able to perceive pain in the way we consider it. This food will save the world. Ethical, sustainable, super brain food! ⚡️

[angrydriversg]

Which mussel species is that? Mytilus edulis?

[fenrirgg]

18.03 what's that sludge they dump to the ocean all the time?

[phredflypogger]

Yet the populations in the developed world are decreasing not increasing.

[TheJoshScape]

yeah but what are the nets made from? ocean safe material? it look like plastic.

[Eddie]

Very interesting.
But carbon is necessary for all living things. The more carbon, the richer the forestation - plant life.
Without carbon, all living things will perish. Inbuilt into the natural system of life, are self adjusting mechanisms much like the principle of the human immune system.
The problem is not too much carbon, but too much pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals and plastic- petro chemical bioroducts being dumped illegally and legally onto the land, water and atmosphere.

[anthonymorales]

There is no such thing as sustainable seafood aquaculture certainly not at the commercial harvest scale. The Energy burden if not immediately evident will express itself somewhere in time. There is no free lunch. We have the same mindset for every exploited resource, it'll never end, its safe don't worry we know what where doing.

[rvierra]

Sorry, farm raised anything does not have the nutrients or quality of wild.