The International Tropical Seaweed Research Center aims to establish Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of tropical seaweed, as a global seaweed research and innovation hub.
Zunibal and AZTI have developed certified compostable Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), which will now be tested for durability under real fishing conditions.
UC Berkeley’s Energy & Biosciences Institute (EBI) has received nearly $13 million to establish the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC), which will officially open in January 2025.
The one-square-kilometer facility in Lombok is billed as a major step towards large-scale mechanized farming of seaweed, and "a shining example of India-Indonesia cooperation in the blue economy".