The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has entered into a collaborative research agreement to grow fish meat in the laboratory.
It is merely a type of lab-grown - or cultivated/ cultured meat.
Seafood without the sea is ‘grown’ in the same way as other cultivated meats are grown.
So, it was without the need to raise a and kill an animal.
Cultivated fish meat is produced by isolating specific cells from fish and growing them in a laboratory setting using media that is free of animal components.
The final product is expected to replicate the flavour, texture, and nutritional qualities of ‘real’ fish meat.
The Dutch pharmacologist Mark Post was the first to present a proof of concept for cultured meat in 2013.
In June 2023, the US Department of Agriculture cleared the sale of lab grown chicken meat in the country.