Making Danish seaweed a sustainable business
Danish NGO Havhøst has been awarded just over DKK 1 million to investigate the commercial possibilities of seaweed cultivation. According to Havhost founder Joachim Hjerl, seaweed is a resource that…
Royal Greenland acquires seaweed specialist Nordic Marine Nutrition
Earlier this year Royal Greenland took over the majority of the shares in Nordic Marine Nutrition as part of the increased focus on the utilisation of side streams and by-products…
Seaweed venture to carry both fishery and aquaculture ecolabels
Sinan Bada corporation, a producer located in Shinan County, a collection of 1004 islands on the west coast of Korea, is cultivating the first seaweed that will use both MSC…
The Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association produces about 180 tonnes of wakame and 120 tonnes of kelp annually
Certified wakame and kelp hit supermarket shelves
The Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association – a group of 19 producers – has acquired the Aquaculture Stewardship Council-Marine Stewardship Council (ASC-MSC) seaweed certification for responsible and sustainable wakame and kelp…
Investing in seaweed
Royal Greenland is investing heavily in seaweed cultivation. After several years of experiments, Royal Greenland is ready to grow seaweed commercially. Investment has already gone into a seaweed plant at…
The SeaMark project aims to exploit the full spectrum of products derived from seaweeds. Images: Ocean Rainforest
Seaweed consortium awarded Horizon Europe grant
A consortium led by Ocean Rainforest comprising 25 international, cross-disciplinary partners has been awarded a prestigious €9 million Horizon Europe grant to upscale seaweed production and market applications across Europe.…
Are Norwegians ready for seaweed?
According to a recent survey conducted by Nofima, many people are positive about eating seaweed and kelp, despite the fact that many know little about them. Several companies are in…
Algae harvesting and drying in Bizerte Lagoon in Tunisia. Image: ©GFCM/Houssam Hamzah
Seaweed – the untapped resource
Seaweed could add up to 10% to the world’s food supply by using just 0.03% of the surface of the oceans, as well as having the potential by 2050 to…
Faroese company Ocean Rainforest has more than ten years of experience in seeding, growing, harvesting and processing seaweed under open ocean conditions. Image: Harald Bjørgvin/Ocean Rainforest
WWF leads funding for Faroese seaweed
Faroese seaweed farming company Ocean Rainforest has secured $1.5 million in funding, led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which committed $850,000. The rest comes from a mix of Faroese backers and…
New Zealand and Japanese edible seaweed companies looking at the commercial possibilities of turning undaria, an invasive pest seaweed, into a high value export industry. Image: MBIE
From pest seaweed to future food
New Zealand’s Innovative Partnerships Programme is connecting Kiwi and Japanese edible seaweed companies to tackle the ‘gorse of the sea.’ The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Innovative Partnerships…