The “NEXT100” is an annual feature project by Forbes JAPAN, which selects 100 next-generation entrepreneurs from across the country who are engaged in innovative businesses and initiatives of high social significance.

In this year’s selection, we were highly praised for its regenerative aquaculture model that restores seaweed beds and ecosystems while adding value to sea urchins that have lost their original value due to rocky shore scorching in areas where rocky shore scorching is becoming more serious. Furthermore, our CEO’s attitude of opening up new possibilities for the global fisheries industry based on the recycling of local resources has led to expectations that he is an entrepreneur who will lead the blue economy.