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As climate change and falling fish catches strain India’s coastlines, seaweed farming is emerging as an unlikely support system for fishing families.

Welsh seaweed and shellfish farmers have been given the go-ahead to expand two sea farms, a decision which will create jobs and increase production of a regeneratively-grown, trial-proven seaweed alternative to chemical fertiliser. 

Noriware offers a seaweed-based top seal film for fruit and vegetable packaging, intended to help retailers align with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s single-use plastic ban for fresh produce.

Seaweed-based solutions are gaining traction in horticulture. Scientific research increasingly shows that seaweed can make plants stronger and more resilient, although the optimal way to apply it in practice is not yet fully clear in every situation.

Each summer, thick mats of sargassum seaweed wash onto Florida beaches, bringing with them an unmistakable smell, costly cleanups and disruptions to animal conservation efforts.  And this year we are likely to see a record-breaking amount hit Florida shores, with an estimated 10 million metric tons of sargassum already floating in the Atlantic. But what if that seasonal nuisance could become something useful?

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt are working to expand research aimed at protecting oceans and kelp forests by scaling up seaweed aquaculture in Humboldt Bay.

Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These little seaweed cells, called gametophytes, will develop into a strain of fast-growing kelp — part of what was once a government-funded initiative to develop sustainable biofuels for American transport.