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Seaweed aquaculture provides diversified products, key ecosystem functions, part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/seaweed-aquaculture-provides-diversified-products-key-ecosystem-functions-part-1/?_rt=NzN8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=3629959e54…carrageenans extracted from red seaweeds keeps the pulp in suspension. You may also end your day with seaweeds, as your toothpaste would be a liquid without alginates extracted from brown…
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Enteromorpha tested as shrimp feed ingredient
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/enteromorpha-tested-as-shrimp-feed-ingredient/?_rt=NzR8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=55c7da5c1a…of the green seaweed Enteromorpha (recently renamed Ulva clathrata) began recently in Mexico. Previously, seaweed production was dominated by brown seaweeds like wild-harvested Macrocystis from Mexico, Ascophyllum, and Laminaria, and…
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Seaweed farming in Chile: A review
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/seaweed-farming-in-chile-a-review/?_rt=NzV8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=beb1d250d9…nigrescens (bottom) is processed for alginate. Over the last 15 years, seaweed utilization in Chile reached a volume of over 300,000 metric tons (MT, wet weight) per year. Half this…
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As ocean acidification threatens the shellfish industry, this California oyster farm is raising oysters resistant to climate change
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/as-ocean-acidification-threatens-the-shellfish-industry-this-california-oyster-farm-is-raising-oysters-resistant-to-climate-change/?_rt=NzZ8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=61fecca0caForward-thinking Carlsbad Aquafarm also diversifies into seaweed to develop vegan products Despite the dangers to shellfish posed by ocean acidification, Carlsbad Aquafarms in California is producing oysters resistant to climate…
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Asparagopsis seaweed producer nets contract with cattle feed supplement maker
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/asparagopsis-seaweed-producer-nets-contract-with-cattle-feed-supplement-maker/?_rt=Nzd8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=8db6b62a31Working with Blue Ocean Barns, Blue Evolution’s seaweed will supplement 1 million cow diets in four years Blue Evolution, a producer of Asparagopsis taxiformis seaweed, will supply Blue Ocean Barns…
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Ocean permaculture: Air conditioning for warming seas
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/ocean-permaculture/?_rt=Nzh8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=c3d8780dd2…seaweed, which – until recently – was one of the nation’s major exports, worth $8 million a year. Red seaweeds are used in cosmetics, lotions, toothpaste and medicines and have…
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Cultivating an ocean food revolution
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/cultivating-an-ocean-food-revolution/?_rt=Nzl8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=f05c408fbb…grow and ensure enduring public acceptance – both for licensing and consumer acceptance, he said. A seaweed farmer in Nusa Lembongan gathers edible seaweed that has grown on a rope….
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Green macroalgae aquaculture and its underexploited potential
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/green-macroalgae-aquaculture-and-its-underexploited-potential/?_rt=ODB8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=8fb156cbe4…the future of seaweed aquaculture in emerging markets like Europe may not necessarily depend on producing large amounts of biomass, but rather focus on adding value to the seaweed production…
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Climate change mitigation needs mariculture, new research concludes
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/climate-change-mitigation-needs-mariculture-new-research-concludes/?_rt=ODF8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=2b16430a95…and the release of GHGs, helping to make individual mariculture operations emission neutral. “There is an opportunity for carbon sequestration through seaweed,” said Robert Jones. “So the seaweed needs to…
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Single-cell detritus: fermented, bio-enriched feed for marine larvae
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/single-cell-detritus-fermented-bioenriched-feed-for-marine-larvae/?_rt=ODJ8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=831cb09944Authors’ lab is working toward a formulation for black tiger shrimp larvae Seaweed processed into single-cell detritus is a high-protein product that could supplement or replace microalgae in shrimp hatcheries….
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Seaweed products find varied commercial, medical applications
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/seaweed-products-find-varied-commercial-medical-applications/?_rt=ODN8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=19e7f1b539…seaweed. With uses for seaweed continuing to expand, the demand for various seaweeds and their products will likely increase in the near future, thereby supporting the need for wider development…
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University of Glasgow will increase its salmon and seaweed farming research
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/university-of-glasgow-will-increase-its-salmon-and-seaweed-farming-research/?_rt=ODR8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=0039b089f5University of Glasgow researchers receive £3 million to pioneer sustainable aquaculture advancements, focusing on salmon health and seaweed Researchers at the University of Glasgow have received $3.8 million in funding…
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TNC: Restorative aquaculture can improve marine habitats, biodiversity
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tnc-restorative-aquaculture-can-improve-marine-habitats-biodiversity/?_rt=ODV8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=012e12bebaConservation group touts bivalve and seaweed farms as critical components of beneficial food systems A new study from The Nature Conservancy touts the biodiversity benefits of mussel, oyster, clam and…
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Gracilaria cultivation can provide bioremediation in Chinese mariculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/gracilaria-cultivation-can-provide-bioremediation-in-chinese-mariculture/?_rt=ODZ8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=bef42d762cSeaweed can decrease nitrogen and phosphorus loadings Gracilaria seaweed is effective at removing inorganic nutrients from water. Within China’s mariculture sector, culture of the red agarophyte Gracilaria has rapidly expanded…
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Tropical abalone culture in Philippines
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tropical-abalone-culture-in-philippines/?_rt=ODd8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=eea0c90068…seaweed G. bailinae, is available year round. This seaweed is farmed in abandoned, brackishwater shrimp ponds and canals. The relatively short culture period and an established export market for the…
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Conscious coupling: Can IMTA gain a foothold in Europe?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/conscious-coupling-can-imta-gain-a-foothold-in-europe/?_rt=ODh8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=6e8a6aea72…skills and experience to farm shellfish or seaweed and vice-versa, so knowledge transfer or imaginative co-farming arrangements should be established, as well as deliberation on the selection of the appropriate…
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Kelp parachutes: Green gravel reforestation projects showing promise
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/kelp-parachutes-green-gravel-reforestation-projects-showing-promise/?_rt=ODl8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=c7ad9d4a02…and our coastal communities from future changes.” https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/lean-and-green-whats-not-to-love-about-seaweed/ A marine heatwave in 2011 resulted in loss of kelp forests along an extensive area of Australia’s west coast and even though…
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Aquaculture aids the restoration of iconic Caribbean shellfish queen conch
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/aquaculture-aids-the-restoration-of-iconic-caribbean-shellfish-queen-conch/?_rt=OTB8NXxzZWF3ZWVkfDE3NzY3NTk5Njg&_rt_nonce=8642cb6758…economic development in coastal communities. Research shows that restorative aquaculture – the cultivation of seaweed or shellfish to generate positive ecological and social impacts – benefits both nature and people….