There are many great seafood choices available to consumers today, but we decided to focus on the most popular species with the largest market share: shrimp, specifically Whiteleg shrimp species that holds the largest share of the market.

Here is why:

• Americans love shrimp, which is by far the most popular seafood in the United States. Shrimp dominate the market by consumption per capita and account together for 25-30 percent of the entire seafood market in the country.

• With our fast-paced world getting even faster, our goal is to achieve a high capital growth across the entire timeframe we expect to invest for; i.e. short-term or more than one year but less than three years, medium-term or more than three years but less than eight years, and long-term or more than eight years.

Here is how:

• With shrimp reaching market size in the controlled environment of warm-water RAS in just under four months, we expect each shrimp farm to start generating revenue within the first year of investment.

• Offering branded, value-added seafood, including the meal kits, through Aquabanq’s seafood e-commerce platform and branching into the food truck industry should ensure both our long-term independence and long-term growth.

• Additionally, we believe that a deployment of true zero-discharge RAS, which requires only small amounts of water daily and does not need NPDES discharge permits to operate, heralds a paradigm shift in shrimp aquaculture. Instead of the traditional model, where massive farming facilities produce upwards of 5,000 metric tons of shrimp annually in a single location, this zero-discharge technology allows us to build smaller facilities close to market, each with a capacity of up to 1,500 metric tons. This model not only cuts transportation costs in half but also significantly reduces economic, biological, and regulatory risks. It will also eliminate the need to engage with large retailers, minimize logistical overhead, and enable us to match production with local demand. Breaking from the geographic concentration, we have created an expansive roadmap: over 19 shrimp farms stretching from West Virginia to Nevada, Texas to Maine, and many places in between.

In conclusion, we believe that diversifying our income streams both by geography and through distinct distribution channels, including on- and off-trade, will de-risk the investment and make Aquabanq less vulnerable to the factors beyond our control, or where our influence is limited. It will stabilize our cash flow and, most crucially, enable us to remain engaged and stay in touch with our consumers.