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Spatial planning can help ensure aquaculture development supports food production, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture call for balancing economic, social and environmental objectives when selecting sites for coastal and offshore farms.

Studies of biodiversity, water quality, climate and socio-economic factors, alongside stakeholder engagement and environmental impact assessments, are essential first steps. Strategic siting of seaweed, shellfish and offshore cage farms can improve water quality, reduce waste and protect marine ecosystems while maintaining productivity and profitability.

Food packaging could soon take a major step toward circularity thanks to a new seaweed‑based plastic film developed by researchers at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS).

Cascadia Seaweed announced the official opening of an advanced seaweed processing facility in Port Edward, British Columbia, marking a major milestone in the Company’s development as a vertically integrated seaweed production and biomanufacturing business.

Each summer, thick mats of sargassum seaweed wash onto Florida beaches, bringing with them an unmistakable smell, costly cleanups and disruptions to animal conservation efforts.  And this year we are likely to see a record-breaking amount hit Florida shores, with an estimated 10 million metric tons of sargassum already floating in the Atlantic.

SalmonChile welcomed a new regulatory change from Chile’s Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) that will allow salmon farming concession holders to add macroalgae cultivation to existing sites through a simplified process.

Cows eat grass...everyone knows that. But climate change is forcing producers and scientists to rethink some of our long-held assumptions about livestock nutrition.

A new pavilion designed by students at Loughborough University has been constructed using timber and seaweed biomaterials, highlighting how the construction sector is moving towards Net Zero.