The values of the environmental and societal (jobs) benefits by adopting an IMTA design were larger than the gains in farm profitability. It is, however, important to note that these analyses were based solely on the commercial values from the sale of biomass - being of fish, shellfish or seaweeds -and using conservative price estimates for the co-cultivated organisms based on known applications. Through IMTA, some of the food, nutrients and by-products considered “lost” from the fed component are recaptured and converted into harvestable and healthy seafood of commercial value, while biomitigation takes place (partial removal of nutrients and C02, and supplying of oxygen).