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Safe Seaweed Coalition Annual Meeting & Seaweed Day, June 29th in Lisbon
Our first Annual Meeting will take place on June 29th, 10.30AM in Lisbon on the margin of the UN Ocean Conference! Venue is located in central Lisbon at Forum Picoas. We are calling on our membership to join in person or virtually to this important milestone on the...
On our way back from #SaferWorld22
Huge thanks to all our partners and visitors who participated during these two wonderful days at Lloyd's Register Foundation's Safer World Conference! Recordings of the two days will be available for up to 90 days on demand on the Safer World Conference Attendee Hub....
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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Indonesia Targets $8 mln From Seaweed Deals at FIE 2025 in Paris
Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries aims to secure up to US$8 million in potential transactions at Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) 2025 in Paris, as part of efforts to expand the global footprint of the country’s fast-growing seaweed industry.
Source : ANTARA News
Seaweed, Not Stigma: The Push to Level Up Canada's Period Products
Biodegradable seaweed tablets for your menstrual cup? CBC's Puneet Nijjar speaks to Canadian researchers trying to innovate the next generation of period products and asks why improving menstrual hygiene care is sometimes an afterthought in boardrooms.
Source : CBC
Newly-Exempt from U.S. Tariffs, Korea's Seasoned Seaweed Exports Anticipate Rising Tide
South Chungcheong’s seaweed industry expects a boost after the United States exempted seasoned seaweed from import tariffs, a move that positions the region to benefit from growing demand for Korean seaweed in the U.S. market.
Source : Kore JoongAng Daily
Eckerd College Marine Science Professor Helps Track Shifting Seaweed That Could Alter Ecosystems in Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
To understand how and why the shift is taking place, a team of researchers from University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science led by Professor of Oceanography Chuanmin Hu, Ph.D., Jeff Schell, Ph.D., and Deb Goodwin, Ph.D., from Sea Education Association, along with Siuda from Eckerd College (formerly at Sea Education Association), combined satellite imagery with decades of field observations to investigate this complex ocean phenomenon.
Source : Eckerd College
The Global Seaweed Coalition is Hiring a Fundraising Manager
The fundraising manager will work under the supervision of the GSC co-founders to raise funds to support GSC’s operations, including funds to seed innovative seaweed projects through grants (Calls for Proposals) and to support GSC activities and secretariat operations. For more information about the job: click on "Learn More" To apply, email secretariat @ globalseaweedcoalition.org Applications close on January 5 2026
Source : Global Seaweed Coalition
Partnership Set to Monitor and Conserve Kelp Sea forests
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), SeaForester, and Kongsberg Discovery have formed a partnership to develop advanced monitoring tools that support sustainable management, restoration, and conservation of kelp forests.
Source : SAFETY4SEA
Fremantle Seaweed Announces Major Operational Milestone to Advance Methane-Reduction Solutions for Australian Agriculture
Fremantle Seaweed, Western Australia's leading ocean-tech Asparagopsis producer, has announced a significant operational milestone as it progresses from pilot-scale activity into commercial manufacturing.
Source : Food&Beverage Industry News
Epic Angels Invests in Mexico Startup BioPlaster Research
Epic Angels has made its first investment in Mexico, backing BioPlaster Research, a local R&D startup that develops packaging materials from sargassum algae.
Source : Tech Asia
Tech Tool Could 'Kelp' Maine Seaweed Farmers Slash Costs
Farming kelp is an expensive endeavor, in some scenarios costing about $2,618 per metric ton. But a new tool developed in Maine could help trim that cost to $383.
Source : Mainebiz Biz
Seaweed Farming Booms
Source : Solomon Star News