Thai Union and Mitsubishi tie up with US startup on lab-grown seafood

BlueNalu seeks multinationals' aid in market research and beyond

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San Diego-based BlueNalu hopes to tap fish-loving Asian markets for its lab-grown products. (Photo courtesy of BlueNalu)

MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Asia has a voracious appetite for seafood, but global fishing stocks are already under critical pressure. To help alleviate this problem, top canned-tuna producer Thai Union Group and Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. are tying up with BlueNalu, a California startup that cultures seafood from cells.

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