Thanks for these super helpful comments! I plan to incorporate some of the feedback into my draft, but I’m not sure of the etiquette on this forum—is it ok or not ok to edit the original post with additional information?
Also would like to share my thoughts on some of the comments:
genetic engineering of bivalves seems to be worth further research, since it seems pretty likely there are people already doing that? Great idea in any case.
the animal welfare part is definitely important, but it’s only one component of this proposal. I am not very well positioned to contribute to this area, but I’m eagerly reading all the comments to learn more.
“accelerating recovery from catastrophe” is a great point. Bivalve aquaculture provides robustness. So this could be interesting to Allfed/similar.
“protein lock-in” in developing countries is really attractive to me, because it means that demand for bivalves becomes strong and sustainable.
I thought the part about people liking the taste of bivalves was self-evident, but it appears that it’s not! At least in Asia, they are considered high prestige/luxury foods. I believe that’s the case in South America and many parts of Europe as well.
Thanks for these super helpful comments! I plan to incorporate some of the feedback into my draft, but I’m not sure of the etiquette on this forum—is it ok or not ok to edit the original post with additional information?
Also would like to share my thoughts on some of the comments:
genetic engineering of bivalves seems to be worth further research, since it seems pretty likely there are people already doing that? Great idea in any case.
the animal welfare part is definitely important, but it’s only one component of this proposal. I am not very well positioned to contribute to this area, but I’m eagerly reading all the comments to learn more.
“accelerating recovery from catastrophe” is a great point. Bivalve aquaculture provides robustness. So this could be interesting to Allfed/similar.
“protein lock-in” in developing countries is really attractive to me, because it means that demand for bivalves becomes strong and sustainable.
I thought the part about people liking the taste of bivalves was self-evident, but it appears that it’s not! At least in Asia, they are considered high prestige/luxury foods. I believe that’s the case in South America and many parts of Europe as well.