NaturalShrimp announces hyper-antioxidant validation study

Study to open door for NaturalShrimp to enter freshwater fish markets.

November 9, 2020

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NaturalShrimp Inc. announced Nov. 9 that it will undertake a short-term validation study at the Marineholmen RASLab in Bergen, Norway, to evaluate the effects of hyper-antioxidant technologies on oxidation and fish health in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

The focus of the study will be specifically on freshwater salmon production. If proved as effective as the pre-study data indicated, the technologies could open the door for NaturalShrimp to enter various freshwater fish markets, the company said in an announcement.

The technologies being tested create antioxidant environments that reduce the redox reaction in fish gills and counteract fish susceptibility to the harmful effects of ammonia, the company said.

NaturalShrimp president and chief executive officer Gerald Easterling said, “These platform technologies could be real breakthroughs for NaturalShrimp because they could prove to reduce mortality and increase growth rates for our existing shrimp production but also enable us to enter the freshwater farming business with a significant differentiation.”

NaturalShrimp is funding the RASLab research through its market development partnership with Hydrenesis Inc., which is the exclusive commercialization agent for the technologies in the aquaculture market.

“Our expectation is that this study will confirm the data we’ve drawn from preliminary tests that have shown the technologies’ extensive control over oxidation,” Hydrenesis chairman Bob Watson said.

Marineholmen RASLab CEO Mark Powell said, “New technological approaches to land-based farming and RAS technology are critical if the industry is to progress. The Hydrenesis technology has the potential to offer a real breakthrough in managing water quality and fish health in fish growout systems. RASLab was built to undertake such tests and support the development of these technological innovations. We are delighted to be a part of this project.”

NaturalShrimp is a publicly traded aquaculture technology company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with production facilities located near San Antonio, Texas. The company has developed the first commercially viable system for growing shrimp in enclosed saltwater systems using patented technology to produce fresh, never frozen, naturally grown shrimp, without the use of antibiotics or toxic chemicals.

Hydrenesis, headquartered in Pompano Beach, Fla., is a private technology owner and technology commercialization company that partners with leading intellectual property holders and industry insiders to commercialize innovative technologies in major industry sectors.

Marineholmen RASLab AS is a contract research and innovation company for water RAS technology offering high technical and scientific competence in the middle of Norway’s most established environment for aquaculture.

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