A Circular, Sustainable Future for Organic Protein.
Step into the future — Vertical Lake, our innovative organic aquaculture platform that reinvents how we grow protein -for food, -for enriching soils & crops, - and for valuable biomaterials.
We produce organic fish protein, plant food - bio-fertiliser and high-value collagen biomaterials through a water-efficient circular design that closes loops, restores ecosystems, and scales sustainably.
2025 EarthShot prize nominee.
Urgent Context,
Real Impact.
Global demand for high-quality organic protein continues to grow as water, land, and soil resources become increasingly constrained.
Meeting this challenge requires production systems designed around circular principles — where resources are used efficiently and biological outputs are fully valued.
Vertical Lake is our aquaculture platform that produces organic fish protein while supporting regenerative agriculture and emerging biomaterial applications. See More
Our Core Innovation.
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Vertical Aquaculture Architecture.
Vertically connected freshwater stacked tanks that maximise land efficiency while allowing water to flow naturally like a river-lake system.
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Engineered Bio-filtration.
Proprietary bio-filtration combined with natural microbial processes maintain water quality without the need for synthetic chemicals.
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Bio-secure Environment.
Isolated vertical modules, secure protocols and 24/7 monitoring means no chemicals or antibiotics are used.
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![Diagram of circular, sustainable, organic aquaculture at Vertical Lake featuring starter fishlings, organic feeds, hydroponic vegetables, biofiltration, and protein harvest, illustrating a closed-loop system for healthy fish and market products.]()
Gravity-Driven Water Cycling.
Continuous flow supporting energy efficiency, welfare and system stability.
Circular Protein in Practice.
Designed to produce organic protein efficiently while ensuring all biological resources are fully utilised. Through circular system design, outputs from aquaculture production are redirected into valuable applications across food, agriculture, and biomaterials.
This integrated approach allows one controlled production system to support multiple organic protein pathways. - See More
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Vertical Lake produces high-quality tilapia within a controlled, bio-secure aquaculture environment, delivering clean, traceable protein for food markets.
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Nutrient-rich outputs from the aquaculture system are converted into Blue Harvest™, an organic plant nutrition product that supports farmers in improving soil health and crop productivity.
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Fish are raised using harvested rainwater within a controlled, bio-secure environment. The system operates without synthetic chemicals or antibiotics, ensuring fully traceable production and avoiding downstream chemical runoff impacts often associated with conventional systems.
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Item descriptionFish are raised using harvested rainwater within a controlled, bio-secure environment. The system operates without synthetic chemicals or antibiotics, ensuring fully traceable production and avoiding downstream chemical runoff impacts often associated with conventional systems.
One Resource - Multiple Products.
Organic Tilapia Fish Fillets
100% traceable, organically raised with zero chemicals & anti-biotics, free from pollutants.
Delicious fillets, lovingly raised in rain-fed water, welfare friendly and clean conditions that ensure cleanest, healthiest organic fish on the table. - See More
Our 2-Stage Plant Food Bio-fertiliser crop nutrition & soil enhancer family includes our Gel formula & Gold Tea foliar.
Blue Harvest™ Organic Plant Food
Our organic plant food (bio-fertiliser) products derived from our aquaculture outputs, designed to support soil health & improve crop productivity for farmers practising regenerative or organic agriculture. - See More
Measurable Efficiency.
Vertical Lake’s system is engineered to operate efficiently while maintaining organic production standards and strict bio-secure controls.
By combining vertical design, gravity-driven water cycling, renewable energy, and chemical-free operations, the system delivers reliable protein production with reduced resource impact. See More
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Up to 98% of water is reused within the system through continuous circulation and bio-filtration processes.
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The system operates on 100% solar power, reducing reliance on conventional energy sources and supporting low-impact production.
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No synthetic chemicals or antibiotics are used, supporting organic production principles.
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Continuous monitoring across the system ensures transparency, consistency, and traceability throughout production.
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Aquaculture outputs are captured and redirected into regenerative agricultural inputs and other bio-materials, reducing waste and supporting nutrient cycling.
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Vertical system design delivers up to 15× higher yield per square metre than conventional aquaculture, while requiring up to 10,000× less land per kilogram of protein compared with beef production.
Our Purpose.
‘to provide the planet protein that is clean, safe, healthy, and sustainable for future generations’. – it’s that simple. More About Us
Real Impact.
Sustainable, Traceable aquaculture.
End-less organic protein.
Climate & land resilient.
Engineered for efficiency.
Circular systems will shape the future of organic protein production.
We are building aquaculture designed to support sustainable food, agriculture, and biomaterial innovation from one resource platform.
Vertical Lake - where the sky’s the limit for sustainable, organic protein.
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