01 · On land
Land-based farms
The mission covers the whole field: if it’s grown responsibly on California soil, it has a home here.
Doesn't farming carnivorous fish use more wild fish than it makes? →How It Works
Coast to
open ocean.
All of California aquaculture — land-based farms, shellfish, kelp, and offshore finfish. Scroll to follow the water out.
02 · Along the coast
Shellfish & kelp
Shellfish and kelp are part of the same mission. They solve different problems than finfish, and a healthy system uses every responsible tool.
Why not just do shellfish, kelp, or land-based instead? →03 · Offshore
Offshore finfish
It leads the conversation because it faces the steepest questions — and ocean finfish can produce sushi-grade protein at a scale and cost the others can’t.
Meet California yellowtail →04 · The whole system
Checked at every step
Every project is permitted individually — NOAA, EPA, Army Corps and the Coastal Commission, with public comment.
Isn't one farm a foot in the door for dozens? →The rules of the water
Transparency is the answer.
Silence reads as hiding.
Permitted one by one
NOAA, EPA, Army Corps and the Coastal Commission — with public comment.
Monitored
Monitoring plans with NOAA and the EPA, annual reports, and sensors that flag problems in real time.
Native species
California yellowtail is native, and sterility research means escapees can’t breed.
Tightly controlled drugs
In the U.S., almost no antibiotics are approved for aquaculture, and any therapeutic use needs a vet’s prescription.
From The CaliAqua Blueprint · every claim gets a linked source before launch
From the field
