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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...
Safe Seaweed Coalition becomes the Global Seaweed Coalition
Seaweed stakeholders stepping up global collaboration to scale climate and nature solutions The Safe Seaweed Coalition is proud to announce it has become the Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC), hosted by its founding partner United Nations Global Compact. The potential...
UN Plastic Treaty negotiations: Call to all Seaweed Packaging Companies
We are pleased to invite all Seaweed Packaging Companies to attend the “Seaweed as a Sustainable and Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Packaging” meeting, taking place on the 1st of June from 11:00 to 13:00 CET (TBC) in Paris, France (location to be confirmed). The...
8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8): August 20th-26th in Brest, France
🌊 The early bird registration for the 8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) has been extended until March 31 2023! The Scientific Program of EPC8 was convened by Inka. Bartsch and Wiebe Kooistra and consists of plenary and keynote lectures by 44 renowned...
Member Roundtables: February 27th!
All our members are invited to join our member Roundtables on February 27th. We will holdtwo sessions : one at 11:00AM CET and one at 3PM CET in order to accommodate our worldwide membership. These sessions will include important updates and opportunities for members...
Study: how to increase the communication capacity of the Seaweed Revolution?
We are engaged with a team of CHARM-EU students conducting a research study to better understand the general public’s current awareness of seaweed and highlight potential gaps or needs. Their research is planned to be presented and shared in the context of the...
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...
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Seaweed and Mussel Farm Coming to Bay in Coastal Estonian Resort Town
In an effort to slow overgrowth, a seaweed and mussel farm is set to launch next summer in Haapsalu's Tagalaht Bay (Back Bay) — after the Estonian Marine Institute identifies suitable sites for cultivation.
Source : ERR
Seaweed Forests Spreading, Could Change Ocean Chemistry in the Arctic
The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There, seaweed forests are taking root in once-frigid fjords, with the potential to impact the ocean’s chemistry.
Source : The Barents Observer
Japan to Launch Offshore & "Blue Carbon" Study for CO2 Capture, Storage
The Japanese government will launch offshore "blue carbon" research aimed at capturing carbon dioxide through cultivated sea plants and storing it in the deep sea to accelerate decarbonization, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.
Source : Kyodo News
BioMara Positions Seaweed-Derived Ingredient for Gut Health
Scottish seaweed biotechnology company BioMara is scaling up production of its proprietary fucoidan ingredient, Thalivra, derived from brown-seaweed to support gut and immune health.
Source : Nutra Ingredients
Seaweed Can Replace Fossil Fuel-Derived Ingredients in Everyday Products
Food tech startup Marine Biologics uses seaweed from Alaska to create what it calls “the world’s first programmable biomass” that can replace fossil fuel derivatives in everyday products.
Source : Triple Pundit
Could Seaweed Be the Key to Critical Mineral Independence?
New biomining platform eschews environmentally destructive conventional mining to source critical minerals via photosynthetic marine systems.
Source : Sustainable Brands
Australian Seaweed Farm Tackles Burps to Help climate
It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is a vast seaweed crop destined to curb livestock's climate-altering flatulence and belches.
Source : France 24
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