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8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8): August 20th-26th in Brest, France
🌊 The early bird registration for the 8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) has been extended until March 31 2023! The Scientific Program of EPC8 was convened by Inka. Bartsch and Wiebe Kooistra and consists of plenary and keynote lectures by 44 renowned...
Member Roundtables: February 27th!
All our members are invited to join our member Roundtables on February 27th. We will holdtwo sessions : one at 11:00AM CET and one at 3PM CET in order to accommodate our worldwide membership. These sessions will include important updates and opportunities for members...
Study: how to increase the communication capacity of the Seaweed Revolution?
We are engaged with a team of CHARM-EU students conducting a research study to better understand the general public’s current awareness of seaweed and highlight potential gaps or needs. Their research is planned to be presented and shared in the context of the...
Congratulations to our Spring 2022 Grantees!
Our Annual Meeting in Lisbon was the opportunity to introduce our Spring 2022 Grantees to our worldwide community! After a highly competitive evaluation process by our advisory board of seaweed industry experts, the Safe Seaweed Coalition Steering Committee made the...
Thrilling moments for Seaweed at UNOC in Lisbon
What a week for our Seaweed Revolution! We took advantage of United Nation's Ocean Conference to actively raise awareness on the potential for seaweed to support SDG14, starting with our very own Annual meeting and Seaweed Day on June 29th at Forum Picoas. Above is a...
Seaweed: A Revolution to Achieve Goal 14 and More
Official Side Event Safe Seaweed Coalition, in partnership with Australian Seaweed Institute and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Seaweed: A Revolution to Achieve Goal 14 and More June 30, 11:30-12:45 Committee Room, Altice Arena The event aims to highlight seaweed’s...
Safe Seaweed Coalition Annual Meeting & Seaweed Day, June 29th in Lisbon
Our first Annual Meeting will take place on June 29th, 10.30AM in Lisbon on the margin of the UN Ocean Conference! Venue is located in central Lisbon at Forum Picoas. We are calling on our membership to join in person or virtually to this important milestone on the...
On our way back from #SaferWorld22
Huge thanks to all our partners and visitors who participated during these two wonderful days at Lloyd's Register Foundation's Safer World Conference! Recordings of the two days will be available for up to 90 days on demand on the Safer World Conference Attendee Hub....
Join the Coalition next week at Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Safer World Conference!
The Seaweed industry and the Coalition will feature prominently next week at Lloyd's Register Foundation's Safer World Conference in London, a two-day hybrid conference bringing together thought leaders from research, academia, business and government to discuss...
The United Nations Environment Programme is looking for a Seaweed Farming Expert
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for a Seaweed Farming Expert to carry out a technical in-depth situational analysis for the design and implementation of a sustainable scaling model for seaweed farming. This work will verify seaweed farming...
On Ubuntoo
Working Together to Safeguard Threatened Giant Kelp Forests
Marine scientists will be working with coastal industries, communities and Tasmanian Aboriginal communities on a whole-of-reef-ecosystem restoration project to improve the health of Tasmanian reef ecosystems and bring back giant kelp forests.
Source : National Tribune
Belize Women’s Seaweed Farmers Association launches Sustainable Seaweed Project with UK Support
Тhе £100,000 рrојесt аіmѕ tо bооѕt Веlіzе’ѕ bluе есоnоmу bу аdvаnсіng ѕuѕtаіnаblе ѕеаwееd fаrmіng, сrеаtіng есоnоmіс орроrtunіtіеѕ, аnd іmрrоvіng еnvіrоnmеntаl rеѕіlіеnсе.
Source : BBN
Join the BalanceBlue Lab for a Seaweed Safari
Follow the team from the BalanceBlue Lab at the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life around the globe and learn about responsible seaweed farming and harvesting.
Source : New England Aquarium
Offshore Windfarm Win for Scarborough Seaweed Firm
Scarborough Seaweed Farming Firm - Seagrown - is to use it's technology to help improve the biodiversity of offshore windfarms.
Source : This is the Coast
Run-off Impacts on Arctic Kelp Holobionts Have Strong Implications on Ecosystem Functioning and Bioeconomy
Source : Sarina Niedzwiedz and al.
Companies join forces for biofuels from seaweed biomass
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sea6 Energy Private Limited for collaborative research and development focused on the commercialization of technologies that convert seaweed biomass into biofuels and chemicals.
Source : Safety 4 Sea
Steven Hermans
Seaweed farming expert Steven Hermans has spent the last year travelling through Asia, hoping to shine a light on the epicentre of the seaweed farming industry Steven Hermans
Source : The Fish Site
The Evolution of Brown Algae: From Simple Organisms to Cornerstones of Marine Ecosystems
Approximately 450 million years ago, during the Ordovician Biodiversification Event-a period marked by an explosion of life in the oceans-the first brown algae (Phaeophyceae) emerged.
Source : Miscpeces
Farmers See Up to 24% Yield Increase with Welsh Seaweed Biostimulant
Farmers are invited to participate in pioneering demonstration trials of a range of Welsh-made, seaweed-derived biostimulants and fertilisers.
Source : Business News Wales
Eating Seaweed Could Make Cows Less Gassy, Slashing Methane Emissions From Grazing by Nearly 40 Percent
another study is pointing the way toward an emerging solution: seaweed pellets.
Source : Smithsonian