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Join the Coalition next week at Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Safer World Conference!
The Seaweed industry and the Coalition will feature prominently next week at Lloyd's Register Foundation's Safer World Conference in London, a two-day hybrid conference bringing together thought leaders from research, academia, business and government to discuss...
The United Nations Environment Programme is looking for a Seaweed Farming Expert
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for a Seaweed Farming Expert to carry out a technical in-depth situational analysis for the design and implementation of a sustainable scaling model for seaweed farming. This work will verify seaweed farming...
Safe Seaweed Coalition: 2021 Lookback & 2022 Look Forward
As the Safe Seaweed Coalition enters its second year of existence, our team wishes to look back at the substantial achievements of 2021 and the exciting agenda for seaweed in this coming year. In view of our worldwide geographic dispersion, we will organize two...
Our members from Sea Forest are looking for an experienced COO to join their fast growing team
Our members from Sea Forest in Tasmania are well positioned to become a leading player in the fast developing Asparagopsis market! Following the rapid growth in their business (see more in this brief video), they are looking for an experienced senior operations...
The Safe Seaweed Coalition awards €700,000 in first Call for Proposals
After a highly competitive evaluation process by an advisory board of seaweed industry experts, the Safe Seaweed Coalition Steering Committee announced the results of its first call for proposals. Sixteen projects were selected for funding, with a total value of about...
COP26: positioning seaweed as a powerful ocean-based climate solution
COP26 brought the seaweed family together to position seaweed as a multifaceted ocean-based solution to tackle Climate Change. In the Blue Food session organized by our UNGC partners, seaweed –presented as a powerful tool for bridging nutrition needs with climate...
Safe Seaweed by Design is launching a survey on safety hazards in the seaweed sector
Our partners from Safe Seaweed by Design, a project led by the Wageningen University, are launching a study to assess the most important occupational, environmental and food safety hazards in the seaweed sector. We strongly support this initiative that falls fully...
The Safe Seaweed Coalition Roundtables are opening next week!
The Safe Seaweed Coalition Roundtables are opening next week, April 13th 2PM (GMT+1), with a discussion on Seaweed in Africa! In the perspective of creating a space for collaboration between seaweed stakeholders in Africa, our members will identify challenges and...
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Fishing Bans Help Kelp Forests Withstand Marine Heatwaves
Marine heatwaves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored by giant kelp, researchers have found.
Source : Stanford Report
What is 'Upcycled' Food? Leftovers can now be Turned into Ingredients
..."Seaweed contains protein — up to 32% of its dry weight — and it grows fast without fertilizers, but is not yet being used to its full potential as a food product in the U.S. and Europe", Weise said in a video call with CNBC.
Source : CNBC
Cohesion Policy Turning Sargassum from a Toxic Nuisance into an Opportunity for Sustainable Development
SargCOOP2 project aims to develop shared strategies for sargassum monitoring, collection, treatment, and valorisation.
Source : European Commission
Seaweed Packaging Market to Reach USD 1088.8 Million Growing at 6.9 Percent CAGR
According to Towards Packaging, the global seaweed packaging market is witnessing a remarkable surge, reaching a valuation of US$558.69 million in 2024. Industry forecasts project the market to nearly double, hitting around US$1088.8 million by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 6.9% during the 2025–2034 forecast period.
Source : Towards Packaging
Maine Poised to Leverage ‘Blue Economy’ Opportunities, Despite Obstacles
Maine has a long history of sustainable use of its ocean and coastal resources.
Source : Mainebiz
Bull Kelp Gets A Day: Governor Signs Nance Bill Establishing State Marine Forest and Proclaims April 16 “Bull Kelp Day” – Greg Nance
“If we lose the kelp canopy, we lose an entire ecosystem that will have a catastrophic cascading effect,” Nance said. “I’m grateful to Governor Ferguson for signing my bill today and recognizing the vital role of youth conservation leaders in protecting Puget Sound.”
Source : House of Democrats WA
Where Kelp is Being Turned into Lab-Grown Meat
Researchers are growing the food of the future in this laboratory: meat that uses kelp as an alternative to animal-based ingredients.
Source : Norwegian SciTech News
Seaweed Supplement Reduces Cattle Methane, Boosts Feed Efficiency
Source : Farm Progress
How Seaweed Could Become the New Cling Film
Engineer Nicholas Zarb was dismayed by the sight of chopped fresh vegetables wrapped in cling film, which must be discarded after a single use.
Source : Times Malta
Enjoy Sushi? You May Have Welsh Seaweed to Thank for It
If it were not for the algae known as laver growing on the north Welsh coastline, it is very likely the sushi industry as we know it today would not exist.
Source : BBC