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Creating a UN Task Force on Seaweed: Raising the Level of Ambition for a Sustainable Blue Economy
The Global Seaweed Coalition will host an official in person side-event in the Blue Zone during the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, entitled “Creating a UN Task Force on Seaweed: Raising the Level of Ambition for a Sustainable Blue Economy” Friday 13...
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
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!
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! 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 &...
Official UNEA-6 Side-Event: “Seaweed as a nature-based solution to tackle the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution”
Seaweed at the UN Environmental Assembly ! We are currently facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. These crises are undermining nature’s ability to provide ecosystem services that support human and non-human well-being....
Joint press release: 1st EU Algae Awareness Summit
The first EU Algae Awareness Summit will be held from 5 to 7 October 2023 at the Maison de l’Océan* in Paris. This unprecedented event in Europe, co-organized by the European Commission, the French Government and the Global Seaweed Coalition (UN Global Compact) with...
Découvrez le monde des algues le 7 octobre à la Maison de l’Océan à Paris!
🌊La magnifique Maison de l'Océan, lieu environnemental de référence au cœur de Paris ouvrira ses portes au public le 7 octobre prochain pour une journée d'immersion dans le monde des algues ! Partez à leur découverte à partir de 10 heures au cours de cette journée...
The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer
The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer! Hosted by our founding partners from CNRS, the Scientific Officer will manage GSC funded projects and be the main contact point with project holders. Supervised by the GSC Scientific Director,...
Global Seaweed Coalition Annual Meeting: 5 October 2023 in Paris
After a busy transition year, the Global Seaweed Coalition is proud to invite our growing community to our second Annual Meeting, to be held 5 October 2023 at the Maison de l'Océan in Paris. This Annual Meeting is an opportunity to look back together at our...
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How Oceanium is Creating Food, Skincare Products, and Ink from Regeneratively Farmed Seaweed
Oceanium CEO and co-founder Karen Scofield Seal explains why emerging seaweed markets could become a multi-billion-pound opportunity and an 'invaluable tool' in the fight against climate change.
Source : Business Green
Study Reveals Potential of Seaweed Farms as Carbon Storage Solution
New research shows seaweed farms store carbon as effectively as natural coastal ecosystems, increasing the potential of marine carbon removal methods.
Source : IAEA
European Project Combines Robotics and Kelp Farming to Restore Ocean Ecosystems
The project, a collaboration between the University of Graz, Carbon Kapture, and the BioDiMoBot initiative, aims to improve ocean monitoring and ecosystem restoration.
Source : International Aquafeed
ONC and Cascadia Seaweed Partner to Support Sustainable Aquaculture
The two-year partnership focused on environmental monitoring off the west coast of Vancouver Island to understand the relationship between kelp forests and fish biodiversity.
Source : Ocean Networks Canada
Seaweed Processing Pioneer Completes Commercial-Scale Trials
Edinburgh-based seaweed biotechnology company BioMara has successfully completed commercial-scale trials of its proprietary fucoidan extraction process at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s premier bioprocessing facility, in Redcar, northeast England.
Source : Fish Farming Expert
Valorization of algae in response to their proliferation: conclusions of the flash mission - Commission for Sustainable Development and Regional Planning
The French government authorized the use of invasive green algae in Britain and sargassum in the Caribbean. Their proliferation is the result of overly intensive agriculture and livestock. Green algae are only a symptom of the problem and are nutritional bombs! Valorising them should allow us to better support the agri-transition towards a more regenerative model. Thank you to all the seaweed pioneers involved in this fight!
Source : Assemblée Nationale France
Fishing Bans Help Kelp Forests Withstand Marine Heatwaves
Marine heatwaves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored by giant kelp, researchers have found.
Source : Stanford Report
What is 'Upcycled' Food? Leftovers can now be Turned into Ingredients
..."Seaweed contains protein — up to 32% of its dry weight — and it grows fast without fertilizers, but is not yet being used to its full potential as a food product in the U.S. and Europe", Weise said in a video call with CNBC.
Source : CNBC
Cohesion Policy Turning Sargassum from a Toxic Nuisance into an Opportunity for Sustainable Development
SargCOOP2 project aims to develop shared strategies for sargassum monitoring, collection, treatment, and valorisation.
Source : European Commission
Seaweed Packaging Market to Reach USD 1088.8 Million Growing at 6.9 Percent CAGR
According to Towards Packaging, the global seaweed packaging market is witnessing a remarkable surge, reaching a valuation of US$558.69 million in 2024. Industry forecasts project the market to nearly double, hitting around US$1088.8 million by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 6.9% during the 2025–2034 forecast period.
Source : Towards Packaging