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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...
The United Nations Environment Programme is looking for a Seaweed Farming Expert
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for a Seaweed Farming Expert to carry out a technical in-depth situational analysis for the design and implementation of a sustainable scaling model for seaweed farming. This work will verify seaweed farming...
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...
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Maine seaweed company bids for more growth, signs deal with business backed by celebrity chef
Atlantic Sea Farms hopes to raise $3.5 million one year after opening a new processing facility in Biddeford.
Source : Central Maine
Seaweed enters the baked foods arena
Sea & Flour, to address taste, uses a patented process for handling seaweed as it comes out of the water.
Source : Baking Business
Pacific Northwest could soon double or triple its small number of seaweed farms
There's a rising tide of interest in opening seaweed farms in the Pacific Northwest. If even half of the current applicants succeed, it would more than double the small number of commercial seaweed growing operations in Oregon and Washington.
Source : Oregon Public Broadcasting
Connecticut Sea Grant receives $850,000 in federal funding
The new funding, which comes from two grants totalling $425,000 each, will support the state’s shellfish and seaweed industries.
Source : The Fish Site
Study raises concerns about contaminants in edible seaweeds
A new study just published by researchers at Western Washington University (WWU) reports concentrations of up to 162 chemical contaminants in three species of edible seaweeds gathered in the Salish Sea
Source : Western Washington University
Impact Shakers makes first investments in purpose-driven ventures led by underrepresented founders
Aiming to break down barriers and back meaningful innovation, Impact Shakers has made its first investments through its microfund that is supporting purpose-driven ventures led by underrepresented founders
Source : EU - Startups
UniSc academics take centre stage at forward fest
"We’re solving problems through innovations with seaweed. From addressing climate change and nutrient pollution to finding ways to enhance the health of Australians by including seaweeds into our diets, I’ll provide an overview of the diverse and innovative work presently underway at the UniSC Seaweed Research Group,” said Dr Campbell.
Source : University of Sun Shine Coast
UC San Diego announces second cohort for blue economy accelerator
University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have selected the second cohort for the StartBlue program, an accelerator for startups dedicated to tackling ocean-focused challenges and solutions and promote blue economy.
Source : UC San Diego
Ever heard of ocean forests? They're larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought
Our ocean forests of seaweed are enormous. But these quick-growing, life-supporting forests are already vanishing.
Source : The Conversation
Alaskan kelp sector grows thirty-fold in five years
A new survey has revealed that Alaska’s kelp harvest has grown by 27 percent this year, reaching over half a million pounds.
Source : The Fish Site