Read more about the article WWF leads funding for Faroese seaweed

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…

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Read more about the article From pest seaweed to future food
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…

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Read more about the article Successful Kelp Harvest in Greenland
Royal Greenland’s business development manager Nikoline Ziemer is already preparing for the next season’s cultivated seaweed harvest. Photo: Nikoline Ziemer

Successful Kelp Harvest in Greenland

Royal Greenland’s business development manager Nikoline Ziemer has been cultivating seaweed at a test base in Maniitsoq since the autumn of last year and it wasn’t until the spring of…

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Farming below the surface

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A large seaweed research project will include Faroese company Ocean Rainforest. In addition to research funding, the company will benefit from further knowledge on the refining of seaweed, according to the company’s owner Ólavur Gregersen in an interview with Faroese radio.

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