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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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How a Tall Ship Built a Tight Network of Ocean Advocates
A number of aquaculture entrepreneurs took part in the recent One Ocean Expedition, sparking real aquaculture collaborations and early seaweed initiatives in Baja California Sur.
Source : The Fish Site
Norway Collaborates With Mozambique on Sustainable Seaweed and Green Mussel Production
A team of researchers from the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) of Norway has visited several experimental facilities on Inhaca Island, east of the capital Maputo, Mozambique, to develop the cultivation of seaweed and green mussels.
Source : We Are Aquaculture
Seaweed: A Climate-Resilient Future for India’s Blue Economy
As global seaweed production accelerates as a climate-resilient and high-value bioresource, India faces a critical opportunity to integrate seaweed cultivation into its blue economy, nutrition security, and climate strategies.
Source : Observer Research Foundation
Notpla Returns to Imperial College to Deploy Seaweed Packaging Across Campus
Notpla has joined forces with Imperial College London to roll out seaweed-based packaging across the university’s catering operations.
Source : Packaging Europe
Company Co-Founded by Insider Rising Star Nears £600,000 in Crowdfunding Campaign - Aims to See Plastic-Free Laundry and Dishwasher Capsules Available in Every Supermarket
PlantSea aims to see plastic-free laundry and dishwasher capsules available in every supermarket.
Source : Insider Media
ZMBF Launches Project to Boost Zanzibar’s Seaweed Sector
THE Zanzibar Maisha Bora Foundation (ZMBF), in partnership with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries, has officially launched the Seaweed Socio-Enterprise Programme (SESEP), aimed at strengthening seaweed production, value addition and market access.
Source : Zanzibar Daily News
From the Red Sea to the Farm: How Eritrea is Transforming Seaweed into Liquid Gold
In a strategic effort to safeguard the environment, the Ministry of Marine Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture have imposed restrictions on imports of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This policy is designed to mitigate the harmful effects of synthetic chemicals on Eritrea’s ecosystems, with a focus on protecting vital water bodies and marine life. To provide a sustainable alternative, both ministries have launched a national campaign to promote the production and use of organic fertilizers.
Source : Eritrea Ministry Of Information
Blue Carbon Collaboration at COP30: Technical Outcomes and Pathways
The session examined how coastal nature-based solutions (NbS)—including seaweed ecosystems and seaweed farming, tidal flats, mangroves, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes can function as integrated climate-repair strategies within emerging marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) portfolios, while simultaneously delivering measurable ecological and socio-economic co-benefits.
Source : The Ocean Policy Research Institute
EU Launches Four New Projects to Advance Sustainable Algae Farming and Blue Innovation Hubs
Four new projects have officially been launched to create innovation hubs off the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, scale up sustainable algae farming and develop new algae products in Europe. With a total of €5.7 million, they will help accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable and resilient blue economy in Europe’s seas and coastal regions.
Source : EU Blue Economy Observatory
Paper Warns that UK is Missing the Seaweed Boat
The policy brief from University College London, Seaweed and the bioeconomy: enabling growth through aquaculture policy, finds that with more than 7,000 miles of coastline and one of the world’s most advanced biomanufacturing capabilities, the UK should be a global leader in seaweed farming, processing and the manufacture of seaweed-derived products. The global seaweed market is forecast to grow in value to around £13.7bn by 2034.1.
Source : The Fish Site