Videos and Podcasts
What is seaweed? | Seaweed Part 1
Source: The Abyss
Seaweed are photosynthetic organisms that live in an aquatic environment and lack the more complex structures that plants have. They are sometimes referred to as macroalgae and non-vascular plants. Seaweed plays an important role in the shallow water ecosystems they inhabitant because they are primary producers. There are three main groups of seaweed that are defined by the photosynthetic pigments they possess in addition to chlorophyll. They are the green, red and brown seaweeds.
Why is seaweed in food? | Seaweed Part 2
Source: The Abyss
Seaweed is a common ingredient in food and you probably eat it more often than you realize. It is a traditional food in many parts of the world and has important commercial and nutritional benefits. The most common seaweed product is nori, which is roasted and formed into sheets that are eaten plain and used in making sushi. Other seaweeds that are eaten whole are wakame, which can be found in seaweed salad and soups, and dulse.
Seaweed | In The Field | Seaweed Part 3
Source: The Abyss
Today we’re in the field exploring the seaweeds that live in the rocky intertidal zone. Above the high tide mark in tide pools and high in the intertidal zone live many different species of the green algae Ulva. Ulva is able to survive in the low salinity, high temperature, and high nutrient conditions of the high intertidal zone. Ulva also like really high levels of sunlight.
Eco India: Seaweed farms in Tamil Nadu are helping Indians fight climate change
Source: Scroll.in
Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. Our top story this week looks at cultivation of this algae which has become a mainstay for thousands of fishers in Mandapam.
Coastal Acidification Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies Webinar- Day 2
Source: U.S. EPA
Ocean and coastal acidification (OCA) threatens marine ecosystems and the coastal communities that rely on them. Actions and best practices to adapt to and mitigate impacts of OCA, such as buffering sediments, restoring seagrasses and conserving refugia is an area of active research. Hear from five speakers about strategies to mitigate impacts of OCA on coral reefs and shellfish resources.
Introducing HSU's New Seaweed Farm
Source: HumboldtOnline
Seaweed can improve water quality and create jobs. HSU's Rafael Cuevas Uribe and GreenWave's Karen Gray Geisler explain how California's first open-water commercial seaweed farm works, and what it means for Humboldt Bay.
Kelp farming in New York waters: Progress, promise, and a path forward
Source: Gobler Lab
During the past three years, the Gobler Laboratory, in collaboration with GreenWave and with funding from the USDA/New York Farm Viability Institute and Suffolk County, has introduced sugar kelp onto 10 oyster farms across NY. Through the process, we have optimized grow out methods, explored local markets, and have begun to discover the environmental benefits of kelp farming. This workshop will highlight: 1. The status of kelp farming on the US east coast, 2. Progress on, and the future of, kelp faming in NY, and 3. The environmental benefits of kelp farming including details of a new NY Sea Grant sponsored project.
Growing U.S. Kelp Farming Industry Boosts Economies, Captures Carbon
Source: CBS This Morning
Seaweed has long been a delicacy in Asia, but now scientists see nutritional, economic and environmental benefits to building a robust kelp farming industry here in the United States. Ben Tracy reports.
Panel on Seaweed Cultivation: Opportunities and Challenges
Source: The National Academies
David Siegel, Carlos Duarte, Marc Von Keitz, Scott Doney, Brian Von Herzen, Dorte Krause-Jensen
Seaweed Farming: An Economic and Sustainable Opportunity for Europe
Source: EuroNews
Ocean explores Europe's growing seaweed sector meeting the farmers trying to put the industry on a more sustainable footing.
The Power of Kelp
Source: Puget Sound Restoration Fund
Enjoy this dive into the world of kelp in Puget Sound. Our team and many partners explore how we can harness the power of kelp to improve growing conditions in the water for shellfish and out of the water when applied to farmland.
Seaweed: A future food source!
Source: Seaweed Research channel on YouTube
Seaweed can be a sustainable, healthy, and vegan source of protein, dietary fibers, and omega 3. This short movie will show you how on-going research conducted at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology focuses on optimizing seaweed cultivation
The Seaweed Project
Source: Seaweed Project
This film shows fascinating seaweed aquacultures and their potential to provide sustainable marine food. We experienced seaweed farming and processing in northern Europe and Asia.
Why Demand For Seaweed Is About To Boom
Source: CNBC
Seaweed is used in more than just sushi. It can be found in almond milk, baby food and lotion. Kelp is used in medicine, animal feed, fertilizer and even as a biofuel. That's why the commercial seaweed market size could surpass $85 billion by 2026, according to Global Market Insights. Seaweed farmer Bren Smith says all one needs to start in the business is $20,000, twenty acres and a boat, and that investment in a single seaweed farm can net up to $90,000 to $120,000 per year. Here’s why the global demand in seaweed is expected to boom in the coming years.
Podcasts
Can seaweed help curb global warming?
It's time for planetary-scale interventions to combat climate change -- and environmentalist Tim Flannery thinks seaweed can help. In a bold talk, he shares the epic carbon-capturing potential of seaweed, explaining how oceangoing seaweed farms created on a massive scale could trap all the carbon we emit into the atmosphere. Learn more about this potentially planet-saving solution -- and the work that's still needed to get there.
Brian Von Herzen, Founder of Climate Foundation: Reversing Climate Change #34
Source: Nori
Today, Brian joins Ross, Christophe and Paul to explain what inspired him to start Climate Foundation. They discuss the concept of marine permaculture and how it addresses issues of food security, ecosystem survival and carbon export. Brian shares the potential income streams associated with marine permaculture and the scalability of Climate Foundation’s ‘floating islands of life.’
How to setup a seaweed farm
Meg has been involved with helping set up Car y Mor seaweed farm in Pembrokeshire, Wales for 3 years now and this is the incredible story so far.
Learn how seaweed is grown, how this is a completely new industry here in the UK as well as how the business is set up though a Community Benefits Society model. It’s truly incredible stuff, we try and debunk questions raised about whether seaweed farms can help tackle the climate crisis and how we all must work together, if we stand any chance of solving climate change.Kelp Farming, For the Climate
Seaweed and giant kelp are sometimes called “the sequoias of the sea.” Yet at a time when so many people are talking about climate solutions and reforestation — there aren’t nearly enough people talking about how the ocean can be part of that. In part one of our two-part series, we go out on the water to see how seaweed can play a role in addressing climate change, and how a fisherman named Bren Smith became kelp’s unlikely evangelist.Kelp Farming, For the Climate (Part II)
So, what do you do with 579 pounds of seaweed? In our last episode, we ventured into the ocean to learn how seaweed farming can help solve climate change. In part II, we ask: What do we do with all that kelp? Plus our team does some seaweed R&D of its own and discovers...green scones?