Scott Nichols

Scott Nichols is an American inventor and marketer focused on making fish farming more sustainable.[1] Nichols promoted the process of using a yeast rich in essential omega-3s (EPA) as an alternative food source for farmed salmon. Nichols is the recipient of the 2012 SeaWeb Innovation Award and the 2015 IntraFish Seafood International Marketer of the Year Award. He co-founded Verlasso and founded Food's Future.[2] He serves on the board of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.[3]

Before starting Food's Future,[4] LLC, Nichols sought innovation in fish farming as a businessman and scientist.[5] With the yeast, Nichols delivered a viable salmon diet option other than the practice of relying on wild fish to provide the necessary omega-3s in a salmon's diet. By decreasing the ratio between wild fish consumed for salmon produced, the yeast rich in essential omega-3s reduced the dependency on wild fish.[6]

  1. ^ Boyd, Claude. Aquaculture, Resource Use, and the Environment.
  2. ^ "SeaWeb" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Aquaculture Stewardship Council | ASC Appoints Four New Members to Supervisory Board". www.asc-aqua.org. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  4. ^ "Food's Future – Food's Future is devoted to creating new economically and environmentally sustainable aquaculture ventures that will provide delicious, nutritious and healthy seafood to an expanding world". Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  5. ^ "Interview Today: Scott Nichols; Director, Verlasso Salmon". Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  6. ^ "Is Sustainable Farm-Raised Salmon Possible?". Food Tank. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-20.