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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...
Shaping a Sustainable Future for Seaweed in a Regenerative Blue Economy
June 7, 11:30am – 1:00pm, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco Seaweed holds immense potential for regenerating the blue economy, contributing to climate resilience, food security and sustainable livelihoods. This event offers a unique opportunity to highlight the untapped...
Toward the creation of 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 “Toward the creation of a UN task force on seaweed – Raising the level of ambition for a sustainable blue economy” ...
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...
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Seaweed Aquaculture: an Opportunity for Coastal Chile?
A new roadmap from The Nature Conservancy Chile and Mayma argues that community-based seaweed farming could ease pressure on wild stocks, curb salmon farming impacts and create more resilient livelihoods along Chile’s long Pacific coast.
Source : The Fish Site
ICAR-CMFRI Develops Anti-Obesity Medicine From Seaweed
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has developed a seaweed-based anti-obesity and anti-dyslipidemia nutraceutical product called CadalminTM Antihypercholesterolemic extract using bioactive compounds from coastal seaweed species.
Source : ICAR
New Study Reveals How Greenland’S Seaweed Stores Carbon
A new interdisciplinary study reveals how floating macroalgae off the Southwest Greenland shelf can be transported hundreds of kilometres offshore by ocean currents and then carried into the deep ocean, where they can sink and potentially store carbon for long periods.
Source : Marine Technology News
Mondi, Kelpi & Guardpack Trial Seaweed and Paper-Based Materials for Wipe Packs
Mondi and Kelpi have joined forces with Guardpack, a UK manufacturer of wet wipes and liquid-filled sachets, to conduct early-stage trials of seaweed and paper-based materials for sachet packaging.
Source : Packaging Insights
Sustainable Protein Seminar Highlights Saudi-Dutch Innovation in Feed
During Saudi Agriculture 2025, the Netherlands Agricultural Network in the GCC (LAN-GCC), in collaboration with the Saudi Agrifood Tech Alliance (SAFTA), organized a high-level seminar titled “Feeding the Future: Sustainable Protein Solutions for Livestock and Aquaculture.”
Source : Agroberichten Buitenland
EU Backs SEAGROW to Scale Regenerative Seaweed Farming in Europe
Through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), the European Union (EU) has awarded funding to SEAGROW – Seaweed in Ecosystem Enhancing Aquaculture for Growth and Sustainability. Coordinated from Ireland by Óir Na Farraige, the project aims to develop scalable seaweed farming systems that improve productivity while enhancing marine ecosystems.
Source : The Fish Site
Peru Strengthens Sustainable Management of Marine Macroalgae
The Peruvian Minister of Production, César Quispe Luján, said that this regulatory update on macroalgae is not an obstacle but an opportunity.
Source : We Are Aquaculture
Superorganism VC Fund Focuses on Seaweed, Fungi and Invasives
Superorganism is targeting technologies that lessen the impact of polluting industries.
Source : Trellis
From Side Dish to Deal Target: Korean Seaweed Draws M&A Interest
Korean dried seaweed, known in Korean as "gim," has slipped into the global diet and, more tentatively, into the calculations of dealmakers, with prominent manufacturers weighing sales or outside investment.
Source : The Korea Herald
Earthshot Prize Winner Notpla Gets €4M EU Grant for Seaweed Coffee Cups
The firm and 14 other partners have been awarded a €4M ($4.7M) grant from the EU’s flagship research and innovation funding scheme, Horizon Europe, to develop a range of plastic-free coffee cups.
Source : Green Queen