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A number of aquaculture entrepreneurs took part in the recent One Ocean Expedition, sparking real aquaculture collaborations and early seaweed initiatives in Baja California Sur.

A team of researchers from the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) of Norway has visited several experimental facilities on Inhaca Island, east of the capital Maputo, Mozambique, to develop the cultivation of seaweed and green mussels.

Notpla has joined forces with Imperial College London to roll out seaweed-based packaging across the university’s catering operations.

PlantSea aims to see plastic-free laundry and dishwasher capsules available in every supermarket.

In a strategic effort to safeguard the environment, the Ministry of Marine Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture have imposed restrictions on imports of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This policy is designed to mitigate the harmful effects of synthetic chemicals on Eritrea’s ecosystems, with a focus on protecting vital water bodies and marine life. To provide a sustainable alternative, both ministries have launched a national campaign to promote the production and use of organic fertilizers.

The session examined how coastal nature-based solutions (NbS)—including seaweed ecosystems and seaweed farming, tidal flats, mangroves, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes can function as integrated climate-repair strategies within emerging marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) portfolios, while simultaneously delivering measurable ecological and socio-economic co-benefits.

The policy brief from University College London, Seaweed and the bioeconomy: enabling growth through aquaculture policy, finds that with more than 7,000 miles of coastline and one of the world’s most advanced biomanufacturing capabilities, the UK should be a global leader in seaweed farming, processing and the manufacture of seaweed-derived products. The global seaweed market is forecast to grow in value to around £13.7bn by 2034.1.