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The projects "demonstrate Europe’s commitment to fostering sustainable growth while protecting its marine ecosystems," according to the EU Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency.

EU launches €5.7 million programme to boost algae farming and "blue innovation"

Initiatives in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland aim to scale up regenerative ocean farming.

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"By harnessing the power of algae, we can create new value chains and jobs, stimulate innovation, restore ecosystems, and promote sustainability across multiple industries,” the EU Commission said.

Momentum builds for Europe’s algae sector

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Prof. Juliet Brodie of the Natural History Museum, London meets with Malaysian seaweed farmers.

Malaysia-UK collaboration aims to protect seaweed farming from climate change impacts

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An Atlantic Wolffish. The BlueRewilding project is led by Akvaplan-niva, in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), with funding from Restorae and Trefadder/Vår Energi.

Can restoring predators help kelp forests recover? This Norwegian project aims to find out

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A seaweed farm in Indonesia, one of the founding member states of UNGSI, together with Madagascar and France.

"Bringing seaweed front and center": UN launches Global Seaweed Initiative

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Kelp underwater.

GreenWave launches Kelp CoLab to boost sustainable seaweed innovation

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Accumulation of Invasive Algae in Tarifa.

Spanish project to mitigate invasive Asian algae effects

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Dry seaweed scattered on bright sand along Atlantic Ocean shore in Miami Beach on summer afternoon.

Florida's coast explores sustainable seaweed farming opportunities

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The course was delivered via the Seaweed Academy, the UK's only dedicated seaweed industry facility.

First of its kind seaweed nursery training course launched in Oban

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Active and resting cells contain, strong antioxidant, astaxanthin.

Corbion and Kuehnle AgroSystems to develop a natural feed ingredient from algae fermentation

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Runar Warberg and the USV Otter in Tromsø harbour.

Akvaplan-niva to map kelp forests using sonar

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Seagriculture EU takes place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 17-19 June 2025.

Seagriculture gets underway in Rotterdam

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GlobalSeaweed-SUPERSTAR scientists Prof. Lim Phaik Eem of the University of Malaya and Prof. Elizabeth Cottier-Cook of SAMS attended the UN Ocean Conference to highlight the threat to wild seaweeds.

Marine scientists call for global action to protect threatened seaweed species

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Clare Bradley, Chief Executive of AgriSea, with Professor Gary Wilson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research at the University of Waikato, signing the Memorandum of Understanding.

New Zealand partnership to deepen aquaculture solutions based on seaweed

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A kelp canopy underwater.

Seagriculture World to debut in Thailand in May 2026

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Gunilla Toth, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marine Sciences, is researching the red algae dulse in the algae house at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory. It’s also called söl in Swedish, and is an algae that can be grown in salty waters on the Swedish west co

Sweden could become the epicenter of seaweed cultivation, a study confirms

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Panellists at last year's Seagriculture EU conference, held in the Faroe Islands.

International seaweed leaders to gather in Rotterdam for Seagriculture EU 2025

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According to MAA, seaweed farming in the area has grown rapidly over the past decade.

Familiarity, convenience, and health benefits drive US consumers to choose seaweed products, survey says

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Participants network at Seagriculture's trade show.

Seagriculture USA and Asia-Pacific merge to form global seaweed conference

Underwater seaweed kelp forest.

Official launch of the Irish Seaweed Association in Dublin

"Algae must become a recognized French asset and a source of innovative solutions," said Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Seas, and Fisheries.

France unveils roadmap to boost seaweed and algae industry

Ocean Rainforest becomes majority owner of Mexico's Alamarsa

Underwater seaweed kelp forest.

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

CH4 Global CEO Dr. Steve Meller describes asparagopsis seaweed as "the safest, most effective way to reduce methane emissions from cattle".

First commercial-scale land-based asparagopsis seaweed facility begins production

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