American cellular aquaculture company BlueNalu has forged a partnership with Pulmuone to commercialise its cell-based seafood in South Korea.

The two companies have agreed to collaborate and focus on areas including marketing, regulatory, operations and distribution.

BlueNalu president and CEO Lou Cooperhouse said: “This agreement with Pulmuone represents our shared values and respect for healthy families, a healthy ocean, and a healthy planet.

“We plan to launch BlueNalu cell-based seafood products initially in the US, but we also recognise there is significant and increasing market demand for high-quality seafood in South Korea, while supply becomes increasingly vulnerable and potentially contaminated with microplastics, mercury, and environmental pollutants.

“Partnerships are critical for our success and we are proud to partner with Pulmuone.”

The new agreement is part of BlueNalu’s strategy to accelerate the introduction of its cell-based seafood products in the Asian markets.

Pulmuone CTO Sang Yun Lee said: “This is an exciting collaboration with BlueNalu that we anticipate will allow us to introduce cell-based seafood products in South Korea that we know our customers will enjoy.