Building a safer seaweed sector
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For generations, seaweed has remained one of the great untapped resources. But a revolution is coming.
The Global Seaweed Coalition is a global partnership established by Lloyd’s Register Foundation in partnership with the UN Global Compact (UNGC) and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) to oversee the safety and sustainability of the seaweed sector as it scales up.
Dollars
Size
In the 10 years to 2015, the annual value of the seaweed market doubled in size.
Times
Our oceans have the potential to produce 15 times more seaweed by 2050.
People
This growth could provide employment for 150 million people around the world.
The world’s fastest growing food production sector
Seaweed is the world’s fastest growing food production sector, with a current annual value of $9bn. In the 10 years to 2015, it doubled in size as the world started to recognise the role seaweed can play in securing food systems for an expanding global population.
This is just the start: our oceans have the potential to produce 15 times more seaweed by 2050, securing employment for millions of people in every continent, absorbing carbon to help fight the climate crisis and providing essential nutrition to meet the needs of the world’s growing population.
But with growth come challenges.
Our objectives
Consumer safety
Defining commonly agreed safety standards for seaweed products used by consumers
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Ensuring scaled-up production and processing of seaweed is sustainable and restores ecosystems.
OPERATIONAL SAFETY
Ensuring the welfare of workers is protected at every stage of the seaweed value chain
Latest news & events
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...
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...