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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 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