• SOUTHAMPTON, England, UK, July 25, 2023 (ENS) - British scientists have started work on a new underwater artificial intelligence bot which can detect activities that harm the ocean environment. (ens-newswire.com)
  • The new propagation techniques may also allow producers to skip the hatchery phase and seed seaweeds directly onto lines to be deployed to sea. (growag.com)
  • Algifol is made from brown algae by Neomed Pharma which gathers the seaweed from the ocean, dries and refines it through special processes to maximise its wealth of natural trace elements, vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, carbohydrates, polyuronides and growth-regulating plant hormones. (potatopro.com)
  • The report focuses on algae and seaweeds, as the algae sector has been recognised as the most notable sector of the EU blue bioeconomy. (1ocean.org)
  • Feeding algae with a Seaweed Clip will encourage natural feeding behavior. (coralsands.de)
  • Pro-f Algae Flake with Garlic is a blend of phytoplankton, including spirulina and chlorella, expertly mixed with a number of key species of seaweed to provide the optimum nutritional elements. (seastoreaquatics.co.uk)
  • Pro-f Ocean Flake with garlic is a blend of the most nutritional oceanic crustaceans, expertly mixtures with a number of key species of Marine algae to provide the optimum nutritional. (seastoreaquatics.co.uk)
  • Algae that live in the water can be grouped into two categories, seaweed and phytoplankton. (cdc.gov)
  • Algae are plant-like organisms that come in a variety of shapes and sizes - ranging from microscopic to large seaweed that may be over 100 feet long. (cdc.gov)
  • Banner or arcade game level with sea underwater animals and seaweeds ocean landscape. (adobe.com)
  • The carbonic acids formed cause harmful effects to marine aquatic lives including sea animals and seaweeds. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)
  • They are achieving rapid progress in the integration, validation and engineering of advanced acoustic technologies and analysis, enabling the world's oceans to thrive well into the future. (tno.nl)
  • Meet the woman tracking ocean acidification in the Pacific - a rising danger that could destroy marine life and livelihoods. (abc.net.au)
  • Luckily, seaweed captures carbon and nitrogen from ocean waters, leading to reduced ocean acidification. (healthline.com)
  • Ocean acidification is expected to triple by the end of the century, which could have serious consequences for marine species like fleshy seaweeds. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • Swedish marine scientists conducted an experiment to study how fleshy seaweeds would be affected by increased acidification. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • More research is needed to understand if all fleshy seaweeds are similarly affected by acidification. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • The researchers emphasize that ocean acidification could have critical effects on coastal ecosystems if it affects all brown seaweeds, as they are widely distributed along coastlines worldwide. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • Around 14-17 billion years ago, at the age of the middle Miocene, the pH of the ocean was less than 8 which resembles the present day environment ( https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification ). (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)
  • In particular, I'm focusing on the part of the carbon cycle that could help with monitoring the process of ocean acidification - a process which could impact the fisheries and aquaculture industries within the Gulf of Maine. (bigelow.org)
  • New findings reported online on October 27 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, based on herbarium records collected in Australia since the 1940s suggest that up to 25 percent of temperate seaweed species living there could be headed to extinction. (safety4sea.com)
  • We found that temperate seaweed communities have changed over the past 50 years to become increasingly subtropical, and that many temperate species have retreated south towards the Australian south coast. (safety4sea.com)
  • By extending the observed rates of poleward retreat to other species in the southern Australian seaweed flora, we estimated that projected ocean warming could lead to several hundred species retracting south and beyond the edge of the Australian continent, where they will have no suitable habitat and may therefore go extinct. (safety4sea.com)
  • That carbon fixation represents the amount of carbon that is fixed by the seaweeds, and we can document the percentage that falls off the platform and sinks which can be in the 20 to 40 per cent range depending on the species and conditions," Dr von Herzen said. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • Seaweed is "what's called an 'unfed' aquaculture species, meaning that you don't typically need to provide any additional nutrients for it to grow," says Gardner. (healthline.com)
  • Green Marine Seaweed is an optimal food source for all species of Marine Tangs, Angels, Wrasses, Damsels and some Butterfly fish. (aquariumgear.ie)
  • There are several thousand species of seaweeds in the oceans. (usni.org)
  • With daily views of Earth, ocean color data have been used to research many different aspects of marine ecosystems, from phytoplankton at the base of the marine food web, to modeling and forecasting distributions of higher trophic level species such as the North Atlantic Right Whale. (bigelow.org)
  • The Seaweed Clip holds the seaweed underwater for the fish to feed upon and helps promote a very natural feeding by allowing fish to pick at the food, little by little, over an extended period of time. (coralsands.de)
  • The clip holds the seaweed for fish to graze upon and helps promote a natural feeding behavior. (asap-aquarium.com)
  • Founder and Executive Director Dr Brian von Herzen said like leaves falling from a tree, seaweeds constantly shed a portion of their biomass during growth meaning carbon can be sequestered naturally. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • I've been working with a team from Nearview LLC, Maine Maritime Academy and Schoodic Institute to develop methods to classify and estimate the biomass of different intertidal seaweeds in Maine, namely Rockweed and Bladderwrack, using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS aka drones). (bigelow.org)
  • We're excited to support this project because seaweed cultivation holds the potential to reduce these pressures and contribute to a more balanced relationship with nature. (worldwildlife.org)
  • Ocean Rainforest is based in the Faroe Islands and brings more than ten years of experience in seaweed cultivation in open ocean conditions. (worldwildlife.org)
  • Through its U.S. based subsidiary, Ocean Rainforest is also leading a demonstration project for seaweed cultivation offshore of California, USA. (worldwildlife.org)
  • He says seaweed does most of the work necessary for its own cultivation. (healthline.com)
  • Based on the cultivation and processing of seaweed, this thesis explores how a closer relationship to food production can be established. (lu.se)
  • The problem: farming enough seaweed to meet climate-change goals may not be feasible after all. (technologyreview.com)
  • As farmers and land managers across the globe look to the land to store carbon to help address climate change, a team of researchers has turned their eyes to the vastness of the ocean and the versatility of a simple seaweed. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • Seaweed farming creates "opportunities for fishing families to be more resilient in the face of climate change, while also mitigating some of its effects. (healthline.com)
  • Can Seaweeds Help Fight Climate Change? (usni.org)
  • Seaweed pulls carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and then a significant amount is sequestered-potentially for millennia-when the plant matter eventually sinks down into the ocean depths. (technologyreview.com)
  • The acidified seaweed grew more and demonstrated effective photosynthesis but had weaker structure, less dense tissues, and lower nutrient levels. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • When seaweeds absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, the stress on these organisms is reduced. (usni.org)
  • A sargassum bloom the width of the Atlantic Ocean caused havoc on beaches, but locals in Mexico and the Caribbean are fast finding ways to turn the seaweed invasion to their advantage. (cbd.int)
  • Because of their PIC-rich outer layers, when they grow and bloom in the oceans, the water turns a milky, turquoise blue that is visible from space. (bigelow.org)
  • Both seaweed and phytoplankton sometimes grow quickly, or bloom. (cdc.gov)
  • Seasol is a great example with a 50-year history in Australia of using temperate seaweeds to provide excellent supplements for horticulture," he said. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • While seaweeds are found at all latitudes, giant kelp forests are found only in the temperate and polar latitudes, where there are cold, shallow coastal waters. (usni.org)
  • Agnes Mols-Mortensen, a macroalgal biologist who farms seaweed in the Faroe Islands and was not involved in the project, says that companies hoping to expand their seaweed farming projects also needed to consider how that could affect the ocean ecosystem. (technologyreview.com)
  • A new study, published today in Nature Communications Earth & Environment , estimates that around a million square kilometers of ocean would need to be farmed in order to remove a billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the course of a year. (technologyreview.com)
  • In less productive locations, growing enough seaweed to reach climate targets would be even more challenging: three times as much space would have to be devoted to seaweed farming to sequester the same amount of carbon. (technologyreview.com)
  • With a goal of achieving "the three Rs" of reducing emissions, removing greenhouse gases and repairing the climate, the Climate Foundation has developed an innovative technique for cultivating seaweed to regenerate lost kelp forests and sequester carbon in the ocean's depths for hundreds of years. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • The Climate Foundation has built and deployed several small platforms off the Coast of the Philippines to cultivate kelp, a rapidly growing seaweed that absorbs carbon but is also used for food, animal feed and fertiliser. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • The research team, which received funding from AgriFutures Australia's Carbon Initiative Program , has developed a platform that submerges the lines of seaweed into a deeper layer of the ocean in a process called deepwater irrigation. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • Seaweed ecosystems play a significant role in the marine carbon cycle since, according to scientific literature, act as a net sequestrator of CO2 worldwide. (1ocean.org)
  • According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the ocean absorbs about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that's released in the atmosphere. (healthline.com)
  • Our partner seaweed farmers are removing carbon and nitrogen from the local waters with every harvest and increasing biodiversity," says Baines. (healthline.com)
  • Also like terrestrial plants, seaweeds depend on solar energy, ambient carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and external nutrients to grow. (usni.org)
  • Furthermore, when kelp dies, the detritus sinks to the ocean floor, permanently trapping that carbon. (usni.org)
  • The oceans capture about 31 percent of all carbon dioxide put into the planet's atmosphere. (usni.org)
  • The oceans play a key role in the global carbon cycle, so to be able to understand and monitor how this is changing across the whole ocean on daily timescales would be valuable. (bigelow.org)
  • The Seaweed Clip is an excellent tool for feeding the "Seaweed Selects" from Ocean Nutrition. (coralsands.de)
  • SEAWEED SELECTS should be used daily as a supplement to other foods from OCEAN NUTRITION. (asap-aquarium.com)
  • From ground-breaking research and development mapping of the ocean space to advances in extending the human interface underwater, the Netherlands continues to have an especially strong and innovative position globally when it comes to harnessing the potential of the sea. (tno.nl)
  • TNO, with its high-end expertise, facilities and specialist consulting services in underwater navigation, communication, autonomy and acoustic remote sensing, participated in the AlgaeDemo project to evaluate the value of commercially off the shelve Unmanned Underwater Vehicles for seaweed farm monitoring. (tno.nl)
  • Read on to learn why seaweed might just be the next sustainable superfood. (healthline.com)
  • This ocean superfood not only tastes great but is packed with vitamins and minerals. (jubilum.no)
  • Tassal seaweed biologist Craig Sanderson says the trials now underway build on previous research the FRDC funded to develop culture methods for Tasmanian native seaweeds. (growag.com)
  • These organisms are an important part of the ocean food web. (healthline.com)
  • It also provides habitat to a number of ocean-dwelling organisms, helping to diversify ocean ecosystems. (healthline.com)
  • These effects could lead to a decrease in seaweed coverage and have negative consequences for organisms dependent on these habitats. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • The scientists grew a common brown fleshy seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, in water with dissolved CO2 levels mimicking those expected by the end of the century. (pakistanaffairs.pk)
  • Giant Kelp, Southern Kombu and Golden Kelp are all brown seaweeds with existing markets. (growag.com)
  • According to Jesse Baines, CMO of Atlantic Sea Farms , seaweed "is a zero input crop and actually leaves the ocean healthier with every harvest. (healthline.com)
  • Additionally, Gardner notes that seaweed farms may benefit more than just the ocean. (healthline.com)
  • There is some indication that seaweed farms may help to dampen wave energy and reduce erosion and other effects on shorelines," he says. (healthline.com)
  • Earlier this week, the Faroe Island-based company publicized the closing of an investment round to enable the scaling of seaweed farming operations in the North Atlantic, which was led by WWF. (worldwildlife.org)
  • By investing in Ocean Rainforest, WWF is helping the company pioneer technology and collect data that will inform and benefit the future of offshore seaweed farming. (worldwildlife.org)
  • The model considered things like the seaweed's nitrate uptake (which is essential for growth), the water temperature, the sun's intensity, and height of the sea's waves, using global ocean data gathered from past years, while accounting for current farming practices. (technologyreview.com)
  • For example, the new estimates assumed that farming space could be found within the most productive waters for seaweed in the equatorial Pacific, around 200 nautical miles off the coast. (technologyreview.com)
  • Anywhere with water depth of greater than 100 metres is open to this form of sustainable farming or roughly 100 million square kilometres of ocean. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • Therefore, possible actions to integrate seaweed in climate policies include conservation, restoration and farming, with potential positive effects on both climate and the environment. (1ocean.org)
  • However, seaweed farming may change that in the very near future. (healthline.com)
  • This is thanks in large part to seaweed aquaculture, also known as seaweed farming. (healthline.com)
  • Seaweeds are not plants, they are macroalgae . (usni.org)
  • The researchers performed more than 1,000 seaweed growth and harvest simulations for each of the seaweed types, which they said represented the "optimistic upper bounds" for seaweed production. (technologyreview.com)
  • The study helps to fill an important gap in understanding about the impact that global warming is having on the oceans, the researchers say. (safety4sea.com)
  • Several Environment Institute Researchers have been involved with a new study which has found that the warming ocean climate is causing seaweed communities, on which fauna survive, to retreat to the brink of the continent and possibly extinction. (edu.au)
  • Sizable seaweed beds can absorb harmful nutrients, such as nitrogen carried into the sea by fertilizers used in agriculture. (usni.org)
  • In some regions of the ocean, phytoplankton growth is limited by lack of availability of some nutrients they need to grow. (bigelow.org)
  • We strongly recommend using seaweed in combination with Ocean Nutrition Formula Foods (Formula One, Formula Two, Spirulina Formula, etc. (seastoreaquatics.co.uk)
  • Pay a visit to Social Nature's website where they are giving away free samples packs of Ocean's Halo Seaweed Snacks. (freebierush.com)
  • Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra, a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. (businessgreen.com)
  • Such work may be useful for marine aquaculture activities, where smaller scale production is adequate for direct human consumption and industrial applications of seaweed products. (usni.org)
  • Through the Ocean Disclosure Project, stakeholders can gain a better understanding of 'where' the fish is sourced from, which then allows action to be taken to prevent Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, labor and human rights violations, social risks, and marine ecosystem impacts. (seafoodsource.com)
  • 10% of this is SEAQUAL® MARINE PLASTIC, which is made from garbage from the world's oceans. (copenhagencartel.com)
  • For a long time, the great ocean explorers used sight to reveal the secrets of the marine environment, downplaying its acoustic aspects. (cbd.int)
  • We have used ships of opportunity to collect data on clear sky days for validation of NASA ocean color satellites and to understand the Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem. (bigelow.org)
  • Blooms in marine environments such as oceans and bays have affected all coastal U.S. states. (cdc.gov)
  • Without seaweed mitigation, excess fertilizers can create plankton blooms, which consume large amounts of oxygen in the affected waters. (usni.org)
  • seaweed macro-element fertilizers include: 20-20-20, 14-6-40, 10-40-5,20-10-30. (judayang.com)
  • Chondrus crispus Stackhouse (Gigartinales) is a red seaweed found on North Atlantic rocky shores. (bvsalud.org)
  • Perhaps the most recognizable seaweed is the giant brown kelp macrocystis that forms extensive aquatic forests in coastal waters. (usni.org)
  • This creates ocean "dead zones," such as the large semipermanent one at the Mississippi Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. (usni.org)
  • While at present they are not employed for environmental remediation, seaweeds could contribute to cleaning the atmosphere and oceans. (usni.org)
  • The Seaweed Solutions CRC-P officially kicked off in June 2019 and began work in earnest at the start of this year. (growag.com)
  • There have been experiments to cultivate giant kelp in the open ocean. (usni.org)
  • WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 6, 2020 - In a first for World Wildlife Fund (WWF-US), with generous support from The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust, the organization announced an $850,000 investment in Ocean Rainforest , to accelerate growth of offshore seaweed production for the benefit of people, communities, and climate gains. (worldwildlife.org)
  • For Singh, the nutritional, environmental, and social impact that seaweed could have was too big too ignore. (healthline.com)
  • After spending a decade working on international climate and ocean solutions and earning a Master's degree at the Yale School of Environment, Singh finally found what she was looking for. (healthline.com)
  • Scientists say warming ocean temperatures are having an alarming impact on Antarctic sea ice levels, with currently 1.5 million square kilometres less sea ice than is typical at this time. (abc.net.au)
  • TNO's Ocean Space team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, mathematicians, analysts and scientists who bring an entrepreneurial spirit to each project. (tno.nl)
  • Their findings suggest that cultivating enough seaweed to reach these targets is beyond the industry's current capacity, although meeting climate goals will require much more than reliance solely on seaweed. (technologyreview.com)
  • The findings in Australia represent two of the major global oceans, the Indian and Pacific, Wernberg said. (safety4sea.com)
  • While you may have enjoyed seaweed wrapped around your favorite fish in sushi, it hasn't exactly become a household name in the west-yet. (healthline.com)
  • This leads to changes in ocean pH levels and increased acidity, negatively impacting fish, corals, and shellbuilders like oysters, crabs, and sea snails. (healthline.com)
  • In areas where iodine is not added to the water supply or food products meant for humans or domesticated animals, the primary sources of dietary iodine are saltwater fish, seaweed, and trace amounts in grains. (medscape.com)
  • About a quarter of the seaweed falls off the platform during growth and sinks 1000 metres a day to the abyssal sea floor where it remains for centuries," Dr von Herzen said. (agrifutures.com.au)
  • We need to build really solid methods based on research before we dream about saving the planet with seaweed. (technologyreview.com)
  • As the planet continues to warm, it appears that seaweeds may be in especially hot water. (safety4sea.com)
  • My daughter only uses Seaweed Products from Planet Botanicals. (planetbotanicals.com)
  • Clearly, seaweeds help make the planet habitable. (usni.org)
  • Arzeno-Soltero and her colleagues at the University of California, Irvine, used a software model to estimate how much seaweed, of four different types, could be grown in oceans around the world. (technologyreview.com)
  • By applying science, innovation, and expertise in growing and processing seaweed for market segments within food, feed, and cosmetics, it is internationally recognized as a key pioneer in this developing industry. (worldwildlife.org)
  • When it comes to humans, 2020 research indicates that seaweed may have played a role in humanity's evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens as well as serving as a staple food in times of famine. (healthline.com)
  • However, it isn't just a rich global history that makes seaweed so interesting as a modern food crop. (healthline.com)
  • According to Sachi Singh, founder of seaweed-based food supplement Rootless , "Seaweed could be the future of food. (healthline.com)
  • In recent years, there has been interest in cultivated seaweed and its potential as a future food source. (lu.se)
  • That's why, over the past few years, projects focused on growing seaweed to suck CO2 from the air and lock it in the sea have attracted attention-and significant amounts of funding-from the US government and private companies including Amazon . (technologyreview.com)
  • The Ocean Disclosure Project was formed in 2015 by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership . (seafoodsource.com)
  • Apply Ocean Cleanser to damp skin and rinse with warm water. (oseamalibu.com)
  • Growing seaweed systematically may be a viable solution to several challenges, from clean ocean water to economic stimulation. (healthline.com)
  • About 30% of the atmospheric CO2 is absorbed by the ocean surface water which results in carbonic acids. (news-oceanacidification-icc.org)