Videos

A GSC Scientific webinar presenting the findings from a recent social impact study on seaweed farming and rural livelihoods in Madagascar conducted by Dr. Virginie Le Masson and funded by the Mustardseed Trust and the Global Seaweed Coalition. Thie study examines the socio-economic effects of the village contract aquaculture model developed by Nosy Boraha Seaweed (NBS) on the island of Sainte-Marie. Operating across a 250-hectare lagoon and with an environmental permit, NBS works through a structured contractual approach with seaweed farmers that provides them with materials, technical support, and fair income. 

A GSC Scientific Webinar with Mr. Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda, Secretariat of International Affairs, Japan Blue Economy Association. In 2020, Japan´s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism established the Japan Blue Economy Association to develop J-Blue Credits, the world´s first state-approved, voluntary, nature-based credit mechanism designed to fund important blue carbon ecosystem restoration initiatives. Five years in, the carbon, biodiversity and community-centric nature credit continues to be a pioneering case study for coastal nations who wish to catalyze private sector innovation and funding of ocean restoration initiatives, including wild seaweed forests and farmed seaweed operations. 

A GSC Scientific Webinar with Pr. Elizabeth Cottier-Cook (Scottish Association For Marine Science). The rapid expansion and intensification of the seaweed industry are unlikely to abate soon. This rapid expansion, however, combined with rising seawater temperatures and coastal eutrophication, has led to an increase in infectious disease and pest outbreaks. The timing seems right, therefore, to introduce a new Progressive Management Pathway (PMP) to Improve Seaweed Biosecurity, that could assist your country in safeguarding the future of its seaweed industry.

GSC Scientific Webinar with Dr. Flower Msuya and Pr. John Bolton. For a seaweed revolution in Africa to supply to its over 1.2 billion people, Africa needs to produce very much more. What seaweeds should Africa grow? Africa is endowed with over 2,000 seaweed species growing naturally in the tropical and temperate waters of its 38 coastal countries. The potential for expansion of aquaculture of the current species groups will be discussed, as well as possible new species for African aquaculture including major new initiatives for kelp aquaculture in temperate Southern Africa.

4th GSC Scientific Webinar on seaweed pests and diseases, with Professor Sylvain Faugeron, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Title of the presentation: “Gracilaria cultivation in Chile : addressing the issue of epiphytes”.

Third GSC Scientific Webinar on seaweed and methane reduction, with Pr. Nick Paul, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The warm coastal waters of Queensland in Australia are home to Asparagopsis taxiformis, which became the most famous seaweed in the world when, over a decade ago, its anti-methanogenic effect as a feed supplement for ruminant livestock was discovered. The webinar will present some of the key Asparagopsis findings from Dr. Paul’s group to shed light on a range of technical challenges and biological constraints. 

Second GSC Scientific Webinar with Professor Thierry Chopin, expert in ecophysiology and biochemistry of seaweeds and a pioneer of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA). The IMTA multi-crop diversification approach (fish, seaweeds and invertebrates) could be an economic risk mitigation and management option to address pending climate change and coastal acidification impacts, hence increasing the resilience of the aquaculture sector and coastal communities. This extremely flexible concept can be applied worldwide to open-water and land-based systems, marine and freshwater environments and temperate and tropical climates.

Seaweed and “Carbon”, everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask! Our Scientific Council member Professor Catriona Hurd shares the results of her extensive research on Seaweed and Carbon Dioxide Removal. Moderation by Nichola Dyer, Senior Advisor and GSC Secretariat Manager.

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