Atlantic Fish Co., a cultivated seafood startup, has unveiled what it claims to be the first cultivated black sea bass product at a tasting event at the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab.

The hybrid black sea bass is developed using the company's proprietary technology that allows the cultivation of fish cell lines in liquid suspension. According to the company, this technology enables the development of sustainable and ethical seafood alternatives free of contaminants like mercury, antibiotics, or microplastics. 

Atlantic Fish Co, founded in 2020, is a biotech company specializing in cultivating fish cell lines using proprietary technology. The company focuses on developing high-performing fish cell lines of wild-caught species like halibut and sea bass, known for their carbon-intensive nature due to trawling techniques. 

Analyst QuickTake: Over the past few months, there has been a renewed interest in cultivated seafood products in the cell-cultured meat industry. Most recently, EFISHient Protein developed a tilapia cell line for creating cultivated tilapia, while earlier this year, Forsea Foods unveiled a cultivated Japanese unagi eel prototype.