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La Baleine event at UNOC3: Towards a UN taskforce on seaweed

La Baleine event at UNOC3: Towards a UN taskforce on seaweed

      10 June 2025, 10:15 - 11:15 hrs. Palais des Expositions, Green zone, Nice, France This session details the UN Taskforce on Seaweed - an initiative bringing together partners to unlock the potential of seaweed for sustainable food systems, climate resilience, and...

Unlocking the Potential of Europe’s Seaweed and Bivalve Industries

Unlocking the Potential of Europe’s Seaweed and Bivalve Industries

  Seaweed and bivalve aquaculture hold immense promise for restoring ocean health, mitigating climate change, and strengthening coastal economies. Market forecasts point to double-digit growth over the next decades. Yet, despite increasing investment and...

In Memoriam: Professor Thierry Chopin

In Memoriam: Professor Thierry Chopin

Tribute to Professor Thierry Chopin, by Dr. Philippe Potin, scientific director of the Global Seaweed Coalition. Throughout his career, Thierry was known for his enthusiasm, charisma, and sense of humor, leaving a lasting impact on the scientific community and...

Congratulations to our 2024 Grantees!

Congratulations to our 2024 Grantees!

After a highly competitive evaluation process undertaken by the GSC Scientific and Strategic Advisory Councils, the Global Seaweed Coalition Leadership Committee gathering our founding partners from UN Global Compact, CNRS and Lloyds Register Foundation made the final...

The Global Seaweed Coalition will be visiting Japan in April

The Global Seaweed Coalition will be visiting Japan in April

The Global Seaweed Coalition will be visiting Japan in April! Our local partners from UN Global Compact Japan are working on organizing a great seaweed conference at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo (April 26th, 2pm) in partnership with the French Embassy &...

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Taste the Future: Vattenfall and Samuel L. Jackson Launch Wind Farmed Seaweed Snacks

Vattenfall and Samuel L. Jackson have unveiled special Wind Farmed Seaweed Snacks, made from seaweed grown between turbines at an offshore wind farm, showcasing how renewable energy sites can also support sustainable food production and marine regeneration alongside fossil-free electricity generation.

Source : Food and Drink Technology

Allianz Stadium - Seaweed Switch

Allianz Stadium became the first major UK venue to pilot a fully plastic-free drinks carrier, massively reducing the amount of single-use plastic used.

Source : Notpla Magazine

How to cook with seaweed

Fresh seaweed is a natural source of flavor, fibre and protein - and is full of vitamins and minerals.

Source : Financial Times

Seaweed in Indonesia: How a Plant Can Reduce Poverty

With more than 267,000 families relying on seaweed farming for their income, the industry has become vital to Indonesia, which has become the world's second-largest seaweed producer.

Source : The Borgen Project

Seaweed – The Superfood Tackling Health Emissions And Food Security

As the world battles rising chronic disease and climate instability, seaweed is emerging as a rare solution to both. Once relegated to coastal cuisines, this fast-growing marine macroalgae is now surfacing in dietary supplements, snacks, bioplastics and even methane-reducing livestock feed.

Source : Forbes

Provectus Algae Nets Fresh Funds to Scale Methane Reduction Tech

Provectus Algae has raised a $10.1 million Series A round and secured a $2.5 million grant from the Australian government to scale an indoor growing system it claims can transform the unit economics of growing Asparagopsis (red seaweed) for livestock methane reduction.

Source : AFN