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Evaluating brown seaweed supplementation in feed for Atlantic salmon smolts
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/evaluating-brown-seaweed-supplementation-in-feed-for-atlantic-salmon-smolts/?_rt=MXwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=cfb9f7ffdfcb40871f7da96a12b6f74614e75b87b251d6e5bbb29c54776770a8…food intake. (B) Final fish weight. Ctl: control (0 percent seaweed), SW-3: 3 percent seaweed, SW-6: 6 percent seaweed, SW-10: 10 percent seaweed. Bars with different letters are significantly different…
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Is seaweed farming India’s untapped treasure?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/is-seaweed-farming-indias-untapped-treasure/?_rt=MnwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=01030e16c0da446b118b52e87b9f2adaae3125ed8c462dfd73fbad6e601a1e26…processing managers to process and sell their own seaweed products. https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/for-seaweed-farmers-in-zanzibar-a-chance-for-real-growth/ “I see the future of seaweed farming in India to be farms set up by coastal communities and products…
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Lean and green, what’s not to love about seaweed?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/lean-and-green-whats-not-to-love-about-seaweed/?_rt=M3wxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=881ac55dbfbbbbb42451fb263dc0e01776c7aa12fb848ec928765f1d8a775207…he was getting into seaweed farming. Every day there is buzz around the growth of seaweed farming along the Maine coast, said Paul Dobbins, the outgoing CEO of Ocean Approved….
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Progress and knowledge gaps in ocean acidification and aquacultured seaweeds
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/progress-and-knowledge-gaps-in-ocean-acidification-and-aquacultured-seaweeds/?_rt=NHwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=dc0db580f02cc3720bb05a704d317a6bdebdd5edf27b7d6cb93cd5dc7c8d8640…approaches are unbalanced and mostly focused on seaweed monitoring and cultivation methods. Photo of seaweed farming at Uroa, a fishermen’s village on Zanzibar’s east coast, by Moongateclimber, via Wikimedia Commons….
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Exploring the relevancy, resiliency and scalability of seaweed farming at Seagriculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/exploring-the-relevancy-resiliency-and-scalability-of-seaweed-farming-at-seagriculture/?_rt=NXwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=2b780b6a23f9b4672602f3911c8b2cd2c1aef8d6928fee47c595e1baa0785d06…the opening keynote at Seagriculture, the first international seaweed conference, held for the first time outside of Europe. Photos by Kevin Morris, courtesy of DLG Benelux/Seagriculture. Seaweed farming is a…
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Dutch engineer’s land-based seaweed farm gives new meaning to greenhouses
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/dutch-engineers-land-based-seaweed-farm-gives-new-meaning-to-greenhouses/?_rt=NnwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=ef4b8a96388eb5c6b951e8e2b064150a0530aa44656b3103b8903dd451e41de9Founder of Seaweedland talks about the risks of growing seaweed in the sea and his goal to license the technology Netherlands-based Seaweedland is growing seaweed on land. Photos courtesy of…
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Not just for noshing: Seaweed startups focus on industrial uses for the fast-growing biomass
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/not-just-for-noshing-seaweed-startups-focus-on-industrial-uses-for-the-fast-growing-biomass/?_rt=N3wxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=2dc39576782e967272fb851b048b9e498d912fb06a4efb1c8495b03dd61d052d…https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/exploring-the-relevancy-resiliency-and-scalability-of-seaweed-farming-at-seagriculture/ The future of feed In 2017, seaweed made headlines when research showed that adding the tropical seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformi to cattle feed helped reduce methane emissions in cow burps…
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Playing favorites: How selective breeding can grow the seaweed sector
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/playing-favorites-how-selective-breeding-can-grow-the-seaweed-sector/?_rt=OHwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=e7da1a80fcb10e1712bd3ffdaef31188bd6b66864c3054626c1dab4704397165Seaweed farmers are being urged to breed for desired traits in order to produce climate-resilient seaweed varieties that can safeguard a growing industry Seaweed farming experts are urging producers to…
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Identifying global opportunities for shellfish, seaweed aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/identifying-global-opportunities-for-shellfish-seaweed-aquaculture/?_rt=OXwxfHNlYXdlZWR8MTc5MjEyMDEzMA&_rt_nonce=3ad261cef8396b6818cf5953d663403f01ec1455cbeff697f8793591ed3c9d01…build capacity for sustainable seaweed aquaculture sectors. This includes efforts to train fishers to farm seaweed sustainably (i.e., communication of best management practices for seaweed farming through written publications and…
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Learning from tradition: Integrated aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/learning-from-tradition-integrated-aquaculture/?_rt=MTB8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=72af59dbfe3e0e477e46b2f114a8800a20f6f83ff3ed749531b516ce6b9fc3b3Evaluating practices in Yingbin Bay, China To improve water quality for shrimp, farmers integrate seaweed culture into their farming systems. Water discharged from ponds filters through a large seaweed-only farming…
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Is the snack market the secret to growing America’s seaweed farming industry?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/is-the-snack-market-the-secret-to-growing-americas-seaweed-farming-industry/?_rt=MTF8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=8b3f8c6b1cd144ae8b85db9e9f7750a9dccf4d0f92aa2e1382826df0a468e20eReady-to-eat seaweed added to familiar foods can drive consumer appeal, according to Maine Aquaculture Association survey Seaweed snacks may hold the key to expanding America’s seaweed farming industry, according to…
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Ocean Rainforest foresees a bright future for ocean plants, and not just in Asia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/ocean-rainforest-bright-future-ocean-plants-not-just-asia/?_rt=MTJ8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=01cd87c45b10387e48e708117e365a080642dae7b195ed2c15f905398ed402e6…If the seaweed is sunk in water deeper than 500 meters, then this seaweed can act as a carbon sink – and thereby seaweed cultivation is carbon negative.” Gregersen said…
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Integrated fish-seaweed culture systems
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/integrated-fish-seaweed-culture-systems/?_rt=MTN8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=24f6f6529ac868eab0f461b0bcecc96c9ac2b090a657390e6e58ec19968fb7dd…mariculture systems incorporating seaweed (sea lettuce, Ulva lactuca) biofilters is a relatively new approach that addresses this issue and promotes more sustainable production. Seaweed biofilters Fish or shrimp excretions serve…
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Ocean medicine: How seaweed can be harnessed for drug development
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/ocean-medicine-how-seaweed-can-be-harnessed-for-drug-development/?_rt=MTR8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=bbe6de0560c2f2fe20c72761a521bbb6642b01b48d927e7850f711aef0530169…seaweeds in accordance with their life cycle and bioavailability. They also state that it is imperative to support seaweed growers with scientific advisors to identify relevant biological traits of seaweed…
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Can the carbon-removal potential of seaweed match climate-driven kelp loss?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/can-the-carbon-removal-potential-of-seaweed-match-climate-driven-kelp-loss/?_rt=MTV8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=95975d98bc344bc83595738ce61ba4e5205ec2db7fda9d039e14cc3ceb471230…enough to offset rising emissions, at today’s emission rates, and with seaweed forests already shrinking under climate stress. “Seaweed forests can certainly be part of the climate solution, but we…
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TNC: New markets for seaweed aquaculture hold promise, but cost challenges inhibit growth
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tnc-new-markets-for-seaweed-aquaculture-hold-promise-but-cost-challenges-inhibit-growth/?_rt=MTZ8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=f96de3a8b46d8a4d8dfe8992a926dba0224431821be584d10b2204c7b79c72f0…of growth with farmed seaweed would not only bolster the industry but also allow for the preservation of wild species and their ecological benefits. https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/for-seaweed-farmers-in-zanzibar-a-chance-for-real-growth/ Similarly, seaweed bioplastics are poised…
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Red seaweed: Promising, sustainable feed additive combats ISA virus
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/red-seaweed-promising-sustainable-feed-additive/?_rt=MTd8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=73b6633b28829712de87eaef3737bdf008073eb4e78331f812d81f3fd3a3fb5c…the dietary options is the use of seaweed. One of the most important characteristics of marine seaweed is its capacity to absorb and concentrate mineral salts, vitamins, oligo-elements and amino…
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The Current State of Seaweed: Part II
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/seaweed-aquaculture-benefits/?_rt=MTh8MXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3OTIxMjAxMzA&_rt_nonce=ecdcd0365198905765844e49218259f1ff015fe252c47471b8d36df082f94d87…and ensuring the seaweed is in a clean environment, seaweed often does not need feed or additional attention. The plants can grow naturally. Seaweed farms also create safe and healthy…