What the Impossible Burger did for the world of plant-based beef, a startup called Good Catch wants to do for the world of fish . Today, pouches of the company’s plant-based version of albacore tuna chunks will be available at Whole Foods, Thrive Markets, and coming to other retailers soon. [Photo: courtesy Good Catch] “Plant-based protein has been growing exponentially,” says Chad Sarno, the company’s cofounding chef. “The area that hasn’t been touched, and that we see as a white space, is the oceans.” That’s a problem at a time when most of the world’s marine fish stocks are either fully fished, overfished, or depleted; fish are eating microplastic; and factory fish farms can cause pollution and breed disease. “People are naturally thinking, ‘Oh, it’s seafood, it’s healthier than land animals,’” he says. “But they’re not looking at it from the environmental standpoint of how we need to start preserving our oceans and disrupting the factory fisheries.” [Photo: courtesy Good Catch] When the startup began developing its version of tuna a few years ago, it spent roughly a year trying to re-create the right texture. Unlike a plant-based burger or chicken, which might use a single protein, they ended […]
This new brand of “tuna” doesn’t actually have any fish in it

Latest Articles
11 Natural Lawn Alternatives
Laszlo Podor / Getty Images While lush, green lawns are nice, they do very little for the environment. In fact, because so many lawns...
Chemists close in on greener way to make plastics
Conventional polyethylene production, powered by fossil fuels, could one day be replaced by chemical reactors that rely on renewable energy and consume carbon...
A Guide For Eco-Conscious Homeowners in 2021
A Guide for Eco-Conscious Homeowners in 2021
Guest Post By Rebecca Clarke As climate change continues to have an adverse effect on the natural world around...
Miami Beach to cut back on famous palm trees over climate concerns
As a poster child for the climate emergency, Miami Beach has become a world leader in mitigating the effects of sea-level rise. Now...
Colombian Company Uses Coffee Husks to Build Low-Income Housing
Colombia is one of the world's largest producers of coffee , and yet also one of the most economically disadvantaged . According to...
A skyscraper will purify Shenzhen’s air with aquaponic gardens
Zaha Hadid Architects has been crowned a competition winner for its proposed design of Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, a...