Start-up seeks to move shrimp farming inlandBy Aaron Clark / BloombergShrimp are one of the most popular seafoods globally, but farmed production of the crustaceans can have a devastating effect on local habitats — and in some cases the climate. The start-up says its algorithms enable shrimp production in autonomous tanks, which it plans to stack near onshore demand centers such as Las Vegas or Tokyo, eliminating ocean discharge. Vertical Oceans is the latest company aiming to develop more sustainable onshore aquaculture models for core food sources. Venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and SOSV invested a combined US$4 million during Vertical Oceans’ seed round in the middle of last year. Vertical Oceans’ tanks are about the size of a school bus.
