Oceano Fresco Farm II

An open sea farm for a sustainable aquaculture solution.

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Economía azul

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

6.2

Plazo

meses

Nivel de riesgo

C+

Oceano Fresco is a shellfish aquaculture company that aims to feed the world sustainably.

This is the promotor's 15th Goparity campaign and the second campaign of the Oceano Fresco Farm series (after Oceano Fresco Farm I). Along with the Growth campaigns, this new line of funding aims to continue financing projects that enhance and grow the company's production.

The present campaign aims to finance Alternative farming methods, more specifically:

Study and planning for the implementation of an alternative farming method to allow continuous work at sea;
Acquisition of equipment and resources and implementation of an industrial-scale pilot test;
Carrying out an in-situ test to evaluate the result in productivity and operational capacity of the farm.

The company has raised 2.48 million euros through Goparity's investor community since its first campaign in January 2020.

The amount raised in Oceano Fresco I, II, III, IV, V, and VI campaigns (730,000€) was used to co-finance the installation of the world's first open sea clam farm in Lagos, Algarve. The clams are suspended in the open sea, where they can grow sustainably in their natural environment.

The amount raised in Oceano Fresco Innovation I, II, and III campaigns (500,000€) was used to co-finance two research and development (R&D) projects focused on the cultivation of clams and one project in the area of food innovation. The R&D projects in the areas of genetics and pathology are highly innovative worldwide, leading to two incentives totaling 2.0 million. The food innovation project aims to develop new products and packaging to create value and promote sustainable clam consumption.

The amount raised in Oceano Fresco Growth I, II, III, and IV campaigns (1.000.000€) for cultivation, operations, sales, marketing, and R&D. The Growth series meant to finance projects that enhance the growth of the company's production to enter the market with a larger sales scale.

In August 2020, the company started clam seed production at the Biomarine Center in Nazaré, a pioneering project in Europe, which included the bivalve hatchery, a laboratory with R&D and offices. In June of the same year, it completed the installation of the open sea farm in Lagos, with an area of 100 hectares and the capacity to produce 600 tons of clams per year, thus achieving total control of the production cycle of this bivalve. The year 2021 marked the start of the first production with the hatchery managing to produce more than 50 million clam seeds, and these same clams are growing well in the open sea.

In 2021, Oceano Fresco doubled the number of employees, creating a team of people composed of several nationalities and talents with a great passion in common: to contribute to feeding the world sustainably. In 2022, Oceano Fresco announced the new Advisory Board, which includes experts in various fields that contribute to the vision of innovation and growth for a sustainable Blue Economy. It also built the new boat 'Oceano Fresco l' and the Operations Center in Nazaré. In the hatchery at Biomarine Center, seeds were cultivated as planned. To accompany this growth and innovation, Oceano Fresco has a new office at University NOVA SBE in Carcavelos (Lisbon) to create value for its clients, consumers, and stakeholders.

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Direct

Promotion of innovation in the industry, in terms of processes and technology, through research and development.

Indirect

Promotion of the marine ecosystem: a sustainable alternative to intensive fishing as a source of protein, the sustainable production of clams contributes to the restoration of biodiversity and marine stocks. The bivalves’ cultivation occurs without artificial feed and requires low energy consumption, filtrate the water and improving its quality and absorbing CO2 to build their shells.

Indicadores de impacto
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Contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Sobre el promotor

About

Oceano Fresco S.A.

La empresa desarrolla y comercializa bivalvos de alto valor, utilizando métodos modernos de acuicultura y una sólida base científica para convertirse en el actor de referencia en esta industria mundial altamente sostenible y en crecimiento. El lema de la empresa es "Liberar el potencial de los mariscos a través de la acuicultura impulsada por la ciencia" y está dirigida por un Consejo de Administración de 5 directores que combinan la cría de plantas y peces con la experiencia empresarial, incluyendo el lanzamiento y la ampliación de empresas de nueva creación. Cuentan con el apoyo de un equipo operativo cada vez más numeroso (40 personas) que se ocupa de la I+D, la producción y el negocio, así como de un Consejo Asesor de 2 personas con expertos en cría de renombre mundial.

La empresa ha construido un Centro BioMarino de última generación, que incluye un criadero, laboratorios y oficinas en el centro de Portugal, así como una granja marina de 100 hectáreas en la costa de la región del Algarve. Con estos activos poco comunes y complementarios, la empresa aplicará métodos avanzados de selección y cría de especies de almejas autóctonas europeas de alto valor nutricional y comercial, que actualmente están siendo sustituidas en el mercado por sus homólogas asiáticas de bajo valor organoléptico.

La empresa se enorgullece de los siguientes hitos:

(2015-2016) Condujo una investigación de campo en países claves de acuicultura, lo que confirmó el potencial de mercado;
(2015 en adelante) Contrató a un equipo altamente calificado con mucha experiencia para la producción y el negocio;
(2016-2017) Completó la prueba de concepto de proyectos, lo que confirmó la viabilidad del modelo empresarial;
(2018) Firmó una concesión de 25 años del arrendamiento del terreno para la ubicación del centro bio marino;
(2018) Obtivo todas las licencias necesarias de las autoridades para operar el vivero;
(2020) Construyó el centro Bio Marino de última generación, que incluye una incubadora, laboratorios y oficinas;
(2018) Obtuvo una concesión de 25 años y 103ha para el vivero en alta mar con licencia completa;
(2020) Estableció la infraestructura física para operar el vivero;
(2018) Desarrolló un plan de incubación para R. decussatus;
(2018) Estableció un DBO de 5 miembros que une la cría de plantas y peces con la experiencia empresarial;
(2015 en adelante) Se le otorgó €3.5 millones de subsidios portugueses y de la Unión Europea;
Obtuvo 7,5 millones de euros en varias rondas de inversión entre 2018 y 2020, por inversores institucionales e individuales;
(2020) Compra de barco de 12 metros;
(2021) 2,5 millones de semillas de almejas listas para cultivar;
(2021)Inicio del proceso de engorde de semillas, en el mar, en el Algarve.
(2022) Lanzamiento del nuevo barco Oceano Fresco I y construcción del centro de envasado y expedición.
(2023) Refuerzo de la inversión en I+D+i, incluyendo proyectos clave como Atlanticlam y Blue Bioeconomy Pact
(2024) Reconocimiento como «EU Blue Champion» por el Banco Europeo de Inversiones y la Comisión Europea en el contexto de las misiones de la UE para restaurar nuestros océanos y aguas, y cierre de la serie de inversiones por parte de Indico Capital Partners, BPF, BlueCrow y AquaSpark.
(2025) Primera cosecha y venta de ostras planas adultas.

Sitio web del promotor

http://www.oceano-fresco.pt/

Equipo

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