Evaluating brown seaweed supplementation in feed for Atlantic salmon smolts
Study evaluated the effect on Atlantic salmon smolts growth performance when adding abrown seaweed meal (from Laminaria sp., or kelp) to their feed.
Is seaweed farming India’s untapped treasure?
Efforts are under way in India to harness the potential of seaweed by integrating seaweed farming with fisheries.
Lean and green, what’s not to love about seaweed?
Grown for hundreds of years, seaweed (sugar kelp, specifically) is the fruit of a nascent U.S. aquaculture industry supplying chefs, home cooks and inspiring fresh and frozen food products.
Progress and knowledge gaps in ocean acidification and aquacultured seaweeds
Emphasize effective, implementable actions against ocean acidification, linking seaweed physiological changes with production costs and profits.
Exploring the relevancy, resiliency and scalability of seaweed farming at Seagriculture
Seagriculture, the first international seaweed conference, covers all angles of seaweed farming for food, energy and climate change solutions.
Dutch engineer’s land-based seaweed farm gives new meaning to greenhouses
Sven Rusticus, founder of Seaweedland in the Netherlands, discusses the benefits of growing seaweed on land and potentially licensing the technology.
Not just for noshing: Seaweed startups focus on industrial uses for the fast-growing biomass
Interest in industrial seaweed applications is driving demand for biofuels, bioplastics, textiles, animal feed, cosmetics, fertilizers and more.
Playing favorites: How selective breeding can grow the seaweed sector
Seaweed farming experts are urging producers to employ selective breeding to capitalize on desired traits amid a changing climate.
Identifying global opportunities for shellfish, seaweed aquaculture
Study identifies regions where commercial marine aquaculture may provide environmental and social benefits and potentially support ecosystem recovery.
Is the snack market the secret to growing America’s seaweed farming industry?
Survey says ready-to-eat seaweed products added to familiar foods drives consumer appeal, and other insights for the seaweed farming sector.
Integrated fish-seaweed culture systems
The use of integrated mariculture systems incorporating seaweed biofilters addresses the impact of discharges, promoting more sustainable production.
Ocean medicine: How seaweed can be harnessed for drug development
Study from Portugal explores novel approaches to incorporate compounds from seaweed into stable drugs for pharmacological and nutraceutical uses.
TNC: New markets for seaweed aquaculture hold promise, but cost challenges inhibit growth
Seaweed farming can deliver economic and environmental benefits but is "significantly cost-disadvantaged," concludes a new TNC report.
Red seaweed: Promising, sustainable feed additive combats ISA virus
In a study, Atlantic salmon fed diets with red seaweed had significantly higher levels of antiviral activity against the infectious salmon anemia virus than fish fed a control diet.
Double duty: Seaweed provides both biofiltration, marketable product
Most seaweed species that function as biofilters for finfish aquaculture have little market value, so produced biomass remains a byproduct of biofiltration.
Seaweed mariculture provides feed, green energy production, bioremediation
Under cultivation, macroalgae grow rapidly and synthesize large amounts of carbon/energy reserves while utilizing wastewater. Seaweed can remove pollutants from industrial agriculture effluent and reduce coastal eutrophication.
First seaweed nursery course launched to boost UK seaweed farming industry
The first seaweed nursery training course is launched in the UK to teach cultivation skills that support sustainable seaweed farming growth.
For seaweed farmers in Zanzibar, a chance for real growth
For many Zanzibari women, seaweed farming provides opportunity, but hardships are common. A project from The Nature Conservancy lends hope.