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Safe Seaweed Coalition: 2021 Lookback & 2022 Look Forward
As the Safe Seaweed Coalition enters its second year of existence, our team wishes to look back at the substantial achievements of 2021 and the exciting agenda for seaweed in this coming year. In view of our worldwide geographic dispersion, we will organize two...
Our members from Sea Forest are looking for an experienced COO to join their fast growing team
Our members from Sea Forest in Tasmania are well positioned to become a leading player in the fast developing Asparagopsis market! Following the rapid growth in their business (see more in this brief video), they are looking for an experienced senior operations...
The Safe Seaweed Coalition awards €700,000 in first Call for Proposals
After a highly competitive evaluation process by an advisory board of seaweed industry experts, the Safe Seaweed Coalition Steering Committee announced the results of its first call for proposals. Sixteen projects were selected for funding, with a total value of about...
COP26: positioning seaweed as a powerful ocean-based climate solution
COP26 brought the seaweed family together to position seaweed as a multifaceted ocean-based solution to tackle Climate Change. In the Blue Food session organized by our UNGC partners, seaweed –presented as a powerful tool for bridging nutrition needs with climate...
Safe Seaweed by Design is launching a survey on safety hazards in the seaweed sector
Our partners from Safe Seaweed by Design, a project led by the Wageningen University, are launching a study to assess the most important occupational, environmental and food safety hazards in the seaweed sector. We strongly support this initiative that falls fully...
The Safe Seaweed Coalition Roundtables are opening next week!
The Safe Seaweed Coalition Roundtables are opening next week, April 13th 2PM (GMT+1), with a discussion on Seaweed in Africa! In the perspective of creating a space for collaboration between seaweed stakeholders in Africa, our members will identify challenges and...
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New Guide for Kelp Farmers Chronicles More Than 100 kinds of Seaweed Found in Alaska
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a new guide earlier this month that chronicles more than 100 species of seaweed commonly found in Alaska.
Source : KTOO
New Study Highlights Climate Mitigation Potential of seaweed farming
Oceans 2050 has released findings suggesting that seaweed farming can significantly mitigate climate change. These results are published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Source : World Bio Market Insights
A Framework for Understanding the Diversity of the Seaweed Industry
The seaweed sector is hugely diverse, yet many newcomers are unaware of its complexities. As a result we propose a useful framework for dividing it up into four key groupings, while also helping people to understand the key issues facing each of these groups.
Source : The Fish Site
U.S. Launches Program to Advance Deep-Water Seaweed Farming
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a $25 million program to grow seaweed in deep waters to create energy and industrial products.
Source : Global Seafood Alliance
Kelp Restoration Project to Begin in Santa Barbara this Spring
A new project is underway to restore kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel by removing sea urchins and selling them to restaurants or turning them into agricultural products.
Source : Noozhawk
Ava Ocean Kelp Restoration Project Endorsed by UN
A regenerative fishery and kelp restoration project launched by Norwegian ocean tech company Ava Ocean has received official endorsement from the United Nations,
Source : Seafood Source
Microbial Solutions for Boosting Seaweed Farm
In a study published in the KeAi journal Green Carbon, researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed how manipulating the microscopic life living on seaweed can contribute to developing industrial-scale seaweed farming and boost its potential for fighting climate change.
Source : EurekAlert!
Shrimp and Seaweed: a Recipe for Success for Vietnam?
Shrimp farming in Vietnam is challenged by both low profitability and environmental degradation. CK, founder of Rongbient, wants to improve both sides of this equation with the help of a new model that uses seaweeds as a biofilter, a feed ingredient and as an extra revenue source for small-scale farmers.
Source : The Fish Site
Fermenting Seaweed Could Boost Consumption
Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today's dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source.
Source : Phys Org
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Source : TILT