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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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Taste the Future: Vattenfall and Samuel L. Jackson Launch Wind Farmed Seaweed Snacks
Vattenfall and Samuel L. Jackson have unveiled special Wind Farmed Seaweed Snacks, made from seaweed grown between turbines at an offshore wind farm, showcasing how renewable energy sites can also support sustainable food production and marine regeneration alongside fossil-free electricity generation.
Source : Food and Drink Technology
Vintage Photography Enthusiast Testing Seaweed as Film Developer
A Shetland-based photographer is experimenting with using local seaweed as a sustainable, plant-based alternative to chemical film developers, aiming to create eco-friendly processes for analogue photography
Source : Shetland News
Ulva Lactuca Market Projected to Achieve Notable Growth, Reaching USD 0.00216 Billion by 2032
The Ulva Lactuca market—centered around the green macroalgae also known as sea lettuce—is gaining traction globally due to its rising use in food, animal feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and biofertilizers.
Source : Industry Today
Allianz Stadium - Seaweed Switch
Allianz Stadium became the first major UK venue to pilot a fully plastic-free drinks carrier, massively reducing the amount of single-use plastic used.
Source : Notpla Magazine
How to cook with seaweed
Fresh seaweed is a natural source of flavor, fibre and protein - and is full of vitamins and minerals.
Source : Financial Times
Harvest time at world’s first co-located seaweed farm and offshore windfarm
The world’s first commercial seaweed harvest from a farm situated within an offshore wind farm has been completed off the coast of the Netherlands, marking a breakthrough for sustainable ocean industries.
Source : Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Seaweed in Indonesia: How a Plant Can Reduce Poverty
With more than 267,000 families relying on seaweed farming for their income, the industry has become vital to Indonesia, which has become the world's second-largest seaweed producer.
Source : The Borgen Project
Sweden’s KOASTAL Pioneers Seaweed Franchising Model to Drive Sustainable Aquaculture
KOASTAL, based on Sweden’s west coast, is testing a business concept that lowers the entry barrier for small-scale seaweed cultivation by offering permits, training, equipment, and a guaranteed harvest buy-back to aspiring growers—particularly targeting local fishers seeking alternative income streams.
Source : ESG BROADCAST
Seaweed – The Superfood Tackling Health Emissions And Food Security
As the world battles rising chronic disease and climate instability, seaweed is emerging as a rare solution to both. Once relegated to coastal cuisines, this fast-growing marine macroalgae is now surfacing in dietary supplements, snacks, bioplastics and even methane-reducing livestock feed.
Source : Forbes
Provectus Algae Nets Fresh Funds to Scale Methane Reduction Tech
Provectus Algae has raised a $10.1 million Series A round and secured a $2.5 million grant from the Australian government to scale an indoor growing system it claims can transform the unit economics of growing Asparagopsis (red seaweed) for livestock methane reduction.
Source : AFN