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Seaweed farming set to nearly triple by 2034 at 10.2% CAGR. The worldwide seaweed farming sector is set to more than double in size within the next decade from around […]
SEAFDEC/AQD boosts Northern Iloilo seaweed farming with improved seedlings. SEAFDEC/AQD distributed 2.16 tons of tissue-cultured Kappaphycus alvarezii seedlings, known locally as “guso” or “tambalang,” to coastal communities in Northern Iloilo on 6 and 12 […]
UK seaweed farming industry will need public trust to succeed, study finds. Attitudes towards the UK’s emerging seaweed farming sector and lessons to learn from other aquaculture industries have been […]
Royal Greenland secures funding to further develop seaweed farming. Royal Greenland has over a series of years invested in seaweed farming in Greenland. The project has now been awarded 5,5 […]
Scottish seaweed farming needs Government support. The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) recently commissioned a report on Facilitating development of the seaweed cultivation sector in Scotland. The report assesses the role […]
Pilot project aims to establish commercial seaweed farming sector in New Zealand. A $5 million commercial regenerative seaweed farming pilot backed by the government could mark the beginning of a new industry […]
Seaweed farming biosecurity issue brought by researchers to FAO top table. Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding global seaweed industry, following advice […]
BIM hosts seaweed farming workshop. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency hosted a ‘Farming Seaweed in Ireland’ workshop in Ennis recently. The aim of the workshop was to […]
With the help of EMFF funding and a bit of Danish ingenuity, researchers are exploring innovative production techniques that could revolutionise aquaculture as we know it. Today, fish fry production is based […]
IoT monitoring systems reshaping global fish farming: The future of offshore aquaculture. For decades, offshore fish farming operations have been a gamble on the forces of nature — weather events, […]
Study finds community support is essential to growing seaweed industry. Seaweed farming in the UK has the potential to create new job and products, while contributing to a low-carbon economy […]
Offshore fish farming systems poised for rapid expansion as open-water aquaculture investments accelerate worldwide. The industry trend that offshore aquaculture is evolving from being a fringe industry to become a […]
Japan’s government advised to halt investments in octopus farming. Over 180 organisations urge the Japan Science and Technology Agency to re-evaluate funding octopus farming research, citing severe welfare, environmental, and ethical […]
Scientists make breakthrough in survival rate of valuable red seaweed. Scientists in Oban, Scotland believe they have developed a successful tank-based method for growing the highly-valued red seaweed Palmaria palmata, […]
LAXEY: Sustainable salmon farming in Vestmannaeyjar. Fish Focus’ latest feature follows our trip to the Icelandic archipelago, Vestmannaeyjar. After a good night’s sleep, we drove to Laxey, a land-based salmon-farming company, […]
Red tape holding back UK’s £6bn seaweed opportunity. UK Seaweed Network says sector’s 9.5% annual growth could be ‘enormous’ for coastal communities. The UK could miss out on its share of […]
Malaysian and UK scientists begin mission to save seaweed stocks from the impacts of climate change. Leading seaweed scientists from Malaysia and the UK and officials from the Department of […]
First seaweed nursery course of its kind answers industry call. In response to the growing interest in seaweed farming across the UK and Europe, the Scottish Association for Marine Science […]
Harvest time at world’s first co-located seaweed farm and offshore windfarm. Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is leading the science on the North Sea Farm 1 project. The first-ever harvest at […]
Seaweed and Sisterhood: A brief evaluation of women’s participation in the industry. Seaweeds generate an eco-friendly way of life for small-scale harvesters and farmers and play an integral role in […]
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