Aquaculture Ahi: The Holy Grail of Fish Farming - Hawaii Business - October 2013 - Hawaii

The tip of Syd Kraul’s finger provides a sense of the size of this ahi hatchling. Kraul says his biggest challenge in ahi farming is taking the fish from larvae to fingerling.

Photo: Courtesy of Syd Kraul

Syd Kraul is in a contest with huge stakes and many well-funded competitors around the world. The goal is the first successfully farm-raised ahi, which would win both acclaim and millions of dollars from sushi chefs.

Ahi, also known as yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna, have suffered from overfishing and are becoming harder and harder to catch in the wild. That’s why farm-raised ahi are so coveted, but the prize has proved elusive. Others are trying and Kraul has worked on the project himself since 2005.

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Aquaculture Ahi: The Holy Grail of Fish Farming - Hawaii Business - October 2013 - Hawaii