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Seaweed

New partnership boosts seaweed and kelp farming to tackle climate change effects

Rocio Álvarez Jiménez
1 min read
Tunley Environmental and Algapelago will put an innovative modular cultivation structure developed by Arctic Seaweed, located off the coast of North Devon, England.
Briana Warner founded Atlantic Sea Farms in Biddeford, Maine in 2018.
Seaweed

Change of leadership at Atlantic Sea Farms, as seaweed firm hooks $3.8m investment

Louisa Gairn
1 min read
Founder Briana Warner is stepping down at the end of January, with experienced seafood industry executive Mikel Durham announced as the Maine company's new interim CEO.
"The goal is to see if tropical seaweeds in Atlantic waters can serve to boost a new industry," said principal researcher Ashley Smyth, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
Aquaculture

Research boost for tropical seaweed farming in Florida

Louisa Gairn
2 min read
University of Florida and Florida Sea Grant secure $250,000 funding from NOAA to advance the seaweed aquaculture industry along Florida's coast.
Species such as Alaria esculenta, which currently thrive in north Atlantic waters, could struggle to cope with a warming ocean over the coming decades.
Seaweed

Research needed to safeguard future of seaweed farming in Europe as oceans warm

Louisa Gairn
2 min read
As climate change impacts ocean ecosystems, scientists call for research investment to secure Europe's expanding seaweed farming industry.
Seaweed is a growing industry in the EU and worldwide.
Aquaculture

EU launches €5.7 million blue economy funding, to include regenerative ocean farming and seaweed projects

Louisa Gairn
1 min read
Part of the funding is earmarked for projects demonstrating the feasibility and environmental benefits of regenerative ocean farming, including seaweed and shellfish farming, while spurring algae inno ...
"We hope that this project will convince people of the scaling opportunities of seaweed in the North Sea, as well as other forms of co-use such as solar, wave energy, and nature restoration," said Eef Brouwers, General Manager of North Sea Farmers.
Seaweed

World's first commercial-scale seaweed farm to open within North Sea wind farm

Louisa Gairn
3 min read
The first phase of North Sea Farm 1 was completed during August, with seeding and installation due to begin mid-October. The facility is planned to become operational by the end of 2024.
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