{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67fcc7a1a4e5cd8ebae382c3/681ad8ec69ec805e28a2d70a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alex de Caters - insect proteins in 2025: an effective tool for marine conservation?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67fcc7a1a4e5cd8ebae382c3/1746589826723-f34fb223-e9b5-4ae8-8d28-4ebdb05611ef.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>🌊 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄! 🐛🐟</p><p>“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺”</p><p>In this new episode of the Blue Builders by Nature Builders Podcasts, I sit down with Alex de Caters, co-founder of Entobel, alongside Gaetan Crielaard. Based in Vietnam, Entobel is developing insect protein as a sustainable alternative for aquaculture feed.</p><p>𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, with several major players facing financial difficulties and some questioning the viability of insect protein altogether. Against that backdrop, we took a step back to explore the bigger picture, the challenges of the aquaculture industry and Entobel’s long game.</p><p>𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹y 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱:&nbsp;</p><p>✅ The link between aquaculture, fishmeal, and marine biodiversity loss</p><p>✅ How insects like the black soldier fly can reduce pressure on wild fish stocks</p><p>✅ The complexity of scaling a bioconversion company from lab to industry</p><p>✅ The ups and downs of building Entobel from scratch in Vietnam</p><p>✅ Why cost efficiency is now make-or-break for the insect protein sector</p><p>Alex’s journey is one of resilience, iteration, and long-term vision, a great example of what it means to be a Blue Builder.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Romain Joly"}