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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. Fifteen 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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S2G’s Kate Danaher bullish on seafood’s sustainable future
Kate Danaher is the managing director of investment firm S2G Ventures’ oceans and seafood arm, which launched in August 2020 with the goal of committing USD 100 million (EUR 84.7 million) to early, venture, and growth stage companies that are targeting innovations in seafood, alternative protein sources, aquaculture, supply chain innovations, traceability and transparency, algae or seaweed products, and ecosystem services. The group aims to target its investment to companies and projects that will move the industry forward in its thinking both in how it uses technology and in how it approaches sustainability issues.
Source : Seafood Source
Burning Kelp for War
World War I saw the availability of potash plummet, while its price doubled. The US found this critical component for multiple industries in Pacific kelp.
Source : JSTOR Daily
Europe's first and only carbon negative biorefinery plant opened
Europe's First and Only Carbon Negative Biorefinery Facility Opened - Funded within the framework of financial cooperation between the European Union and Turkey, supported by the Competitive Sectors Program of the Ministry of Industry and Technology
Source : Railly News
Tepak researching ‘sea lettuce’ as food source
The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) is participating in research to develop oceanic coastal shores as a source of alternative sustainable food sources. Building on the successes of previous EU and pan-European projects on seaweeds, a team of 105 experts from 28 countries, including Tepak, are looking into the scientific…
Source : Cyprus Mail
Regenerative ocean farming is trending, but can it be a successful business model? - Responsible Seafood Advocate
There are environmental benefits from regenerative ocean farming but its success hinges on establishing community-driven business models.
Source : Global Seafood Alliance
An Indian startup could revolutionize ocean farming with its 'sea combine harvester'
Seaweed is an increasingly attractive crop, but current farming methods make it expensive. This startup wants to bring down the costs with its automated "Sea Combine."
Source : CNN
Bioreactor developed for the cultivation of edible algae under marine conditions
Seaweed is a popular component in Asian dishes. Fans of algae and people in general who want to integrate these into their diet will be able to grow them at home in the future. A research…
Source : Horti Daily
Cawthron sees oceans of opportunity
NZ's vast ocean territory holds untapped potential in the effort to fight climate change, says the country's largest independent science organisation.
Source : Newsroom
Growth dynamics of giant kelp studied using novel remote sensing data
The macroalga giant kelp, which is an iconic and important ecosystem-structuring species found off the coast of California and many other coastlines, can grow 100-feet long within 1–2 years.
Source : Phys Org
Indonesia aims for creation of "aquaculture village" network
The Indonesian government plans to create over 130 “aquaculture villages” in a bid to spur the post-pandemic economic recovery.
Source : The Fish Site