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UN Plastic Treaty negotiations: Call to all Seaweed Packaging Companies
We are pleased to invite all Seaweed Packaging Companies to attend the “Seaweed as a Sustainable and Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Packaging” meeting, taking place on the 1st of June from 11:00 to 13:00 CET (TBC) in Paris, France (location to be confirmed). The...
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...
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Seaweed Processing Startup Raises Funds to Expand Ingredients Production
Edinburgh-based firm focused on fucoidan for supplement, cosmetics, and food markets.
Source : Fish Farming Expert
New Seaweed Association to Unlock Industry Potential
Ireland's first seaweed association has been launched to take advantage of what the group said is the untapped potential of seaweed farming for the country.
Source : RTE News
Rockweed Soup? How Researchers Are Trying to Boost Use of Native Seaweeds
Taste testers at Acadia University were asked to try soup made with Irish moss and rockweed
Source : CBC News
From Seaweed Harvesters to Sea Urchin Rescuers: the Story of Porto-Muiños
Porto-Muiños, a family-owned aquaculture producer in Galicia with 25 years of experience in the industry, used EU support to develop a new aquaculture facility, where they use their business’ staple algae products to cultivate sea urchin for restocking local waters.
Source : European Commission
Macrocystis Pyrifera Ferment Shows Promise for Skin Barrier Recovery
New clinical research from La Mer found that a topical serum made with Macrocystis pyrifera ferment is a “significantly effective defence to physically or chemically induced barrier disruption.”
Source : Cosmetics Design
The Object of All Desire, Do GMO Algae Really Exist?
Algae are the surprise guests of the European Commission's deregulation proposal. What uses are made of these organisms by industry? In which countries are they produced? Above all, what genetic modifications are carried out for which marketing purposes? This inventory is important because, for the European Commission, their deregulation – like that of other plant GMOs – would be justified by the “knowledge [...] linked to the safety” of these GMOs. However, these GMO algae do not exist, the technical protocols not being mastered
Source : InfOGM
Feds Promise $1.1M for Two Seaweed and Shellfish Projects on Vancouver Island
Ottawa has promised more than $1.1 million to help support two seafood industries on Vancouver Island, seaweed harvesting and shellfish harvesting.
Source : Check News
Japan Looks to Save Seafood and Seaweed Farming From Warming Oceans
From Pacific saury to seaweed to shrimp, ocean warming stemming from climate change is having an adverse effect on marine species all over the world.
Source : The Japan Times
Pioneering Seaweed Dye Start-Up joins the Hutton as a Spin-In Company, Securing £75,000 of Scottish Enterprise Funding
The colourful startup, which was founded in July 2023 by marine scientist and biotech innovator Jessica Giannotti, aims to revolutionise the fashion and textiles industry by producing stunning natural dyes sourced from seaweed.
Source : James Hutton Institute
Ocean Rainforest Acquires Majority of Mexican Seaweed Producer Alamarsa
“The collaboration combines Algamar’s expertise in seaweed extraction and processing with Ocean Rainforest’s advanced open-ocean seaweed farming technology,” Ocean Rainforest said in a release.
Source : Seafood Source