• You may not often encounter "burgeoning" and "kelp" in the same sentence, but the seaweed is truly having a moment. (dictionary.com)
  • Arame seaweed is a type of kelp. (lush.com)
  • Competition encountered from soda produced from certain coastal, salt-rich plants and the discovery in 1873 of rich sources of iodine in Chilean mineral deposits eventually brought a severe decline in the kelp industry and, notwithstanding a brief impetus provided by the first world war, the production of potash and iodine from seaweed is unlikely to be revived. (fao.org)
  • Wild seaweeds, including some species of kelp, have been harvested by hand in Ireland for millennia, but now form the basis of a fast-growing industry worth around 35 million dollars per year. (earthisland.org)
  • Their application was to use a specially designed boat, equipped with a seaweed harvesting mower, to mechanically cut and collect the fronds (leaves) and stipes (stems) of kelp plants to within a set distance of the plants' base - known as a "hold fast. (earthisland.org)
  • Kelp is another class of seaweeds. (flavorandfortune.com)
  • Calling themselves Seaweed Commons, the group put forth a position paper "collectively issuing a warning call and demand for regulatory updates to mitigate risks to coastal ecosystems, the commons of the sea, the biodiversity of kelp forests, and the well-being of our human communities. (pressherald.com)
  • Algin in kelp and carrageenan in red seaweeds are both thought to stimulate weight loss. (betternutrition.com)
  • Back in September, they set tiny starter plants of three varieties of edible seaweed out here: kelp, dulse and alaria. (npr.org)
  • Once commercialized, the manufacture and distribution of VitaminSea's kelp meal will support local suppliers and the Maine seaweed industry. (mainetechnology.org)
  • This is optimally delivered in the form of potassium iodide (present in a multivitamin) because kelp and other forms of seaweed do not provide a consistent delivery of daily iodine. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, bluegreen algae (Cyanobacteria) are occasionally considered in seaweed literature. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] The deepest living seaweed are some species of red algae. (wikipedia.org)
  • 41. The traditional uses of seaweed - as food and, to a lesser extent, as animal feed and fertilizer supplements - remain important, but in most parts of the world it is as raw materials for certain chemical products that marine algae are now chiefly valued. (fao.org)
  • This counts only the larger 'seaweed' types of algae. (drexel.edu)
  • The most common seaweeds are dulse which are red algae. (flavorandfortune.com)
  • The edible algae that fall in the category of seaweed are low-calorie and packed with nutrients. (labmanager.com)
  • Algae that live in the water can be grouped into two categories, seaweed and phytoplankton. (cdc.gov)
  • The analysis of raw materials, press liquid, and press cake from alternative processing and the commercial seaweed meal at different harvesting periods indicated that the chemical composition is linked to the reproductive state of the algae. (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • To help boost the weak sales of Japanese nori manufacturer that was affected by the 2011 tsunami, I&S BBDO , a Japanese ad agency, developed a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed. (boredpanda.com)
  • Seaweed range from the size of a pinhead to having large fronds (such as those of many kelps) that can be as much as 30.5 m (100 ft) in length. (dictionary.com)
  • Brown seaweeds - higher in iodine - include all kelps, Fucus (said to be the best for underactive thyroids), Hijiki, and Sargassum. (healthy.net)
  • The number of seaweed species is still discussed among scientists, but most likely there are several thousand species of seaweed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Scientists have pinpointed an unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed. (bbc.co.uk)
  • There are about 20,000 species of seaweeds known to science, but scientists believe there are many more yet to be discovered. (drexel.edu)
  • In recent years, regional seaweed cuisines around the world have been rediscovered and reinvigorated, and many chefs up to the top level have initiated, often in collaboration with scientists, a trend towards a new seaweed gastronomy (phycogastronomy). (degruyter.com)
  • Prof Fraser will be among a group of scientists who will speak at the New Zealand International Science Festival event ''Snippets from the Sea: Seaweed Secrets'' tomorrow from 3pm, at the Marine Studies Centre in Portobello. (odt.co.nz)
  • When the two-day Seagriculture Conference came to Portland in September, the first time the Europe-based annual gathering has been held in the United States, a collective of 29 seaweed farmers, scientists and environmental activists from around the world took the opportunity to formally present their concerns about seaweed farming. (pressherald.com)
  • Scientists have found the common Australian red seaweed ( Asparagopsis taxiformis and A. armata ) virtually eliminates methane emissions in cattle and sheep. (www.csiro.au)
  • So, scientists try to take these compounds out from brown seaweeds. (lu.se)
  • Also known as sea vegetables, these healthy foods were featured in the 2001 Fall issue on page 9 with a recipe for seaweed soup and others, even a fruit kanten made with ice cream. (flavorandfortune.com)
  • Anchay.vn and Food Blogger Duong Yen Nhi (Accnhi) have prepared this recipe for seaweed pumpkin soup for you to enjoy! (ivu.org)
  • Some species of seaweed are free-floating, while others are attached to the ocean bottom. (dictionary.com)
  • Besides their value as food and an ingredient in products, seaweeds are sometimes touted as "carbon sinks" because they grow very rapidly in salt water (think the giant oceans) and absorb carbon dioxide. (drexel.edu)
  • These compounds are not a priority ingredient in seaweed meal products for the current users. (bvsalud.org)
  • He says seaweed does most of the work necessary for its own cultivation. (healthline.com)
  • While parts of the U.S. coastline and some countries around the globe face different and tougher challenges to making seaweed cultivation truly sustainable, seaweed farming in Maine is already well-regulated, they say. (pressherald.com)
  • Fleming's group believes the promise of seaweed cultivation and its potential to help feed the world and save the environment may be overblown. (pressherald.com)
  • The global seaweed cultivation market reached $16.7 billion last year - by comparison, the plant-based meat substitute market was valued at just under $10 billion in 2021 - and industry analysts expect that figure to reach $30.2 billion by 2027, with an annual growth rate of more than 12 percent. (pressherald.com)
  • 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)
  • Seaweed is also a natural source of the element iodine, which is otherwise found only in very small amounts. (dictionary.com)
  • The earlier industrialization of seaweeds began with the production of soda and potash from the ash of burned brown seaweeds, used in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the manufacture of soap and glass and in the nineteenth century as a source of iodine. (fao.org)
  • Seaweed provides the dietary iodine you need for better thyroid function, and protects you from the harmful effects of radioactive iodine. (healthy.net)
  • Dr. Ryan Drum, a medical herbalist with a specialty in seaweeds, uses a variety of kinds to increase the body's stores of iodine. (healthy.net)
  • Lapointe is talking about a floating seaweed known as sargassum in a region of the Atlantic called the Sargasso Sea. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • The seaweed may seem unremarkable at first glance-just bunches of drifting plant matter-but as Lapointe has helped illuminate through his work, sargassum is the basis of a complex ecosystem that nurtures a stunning array of marine life. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Adding several additional ingredients to a seaweed soup, for instance, may make it even more intriguing and flavorful. (ivu.org)
  • Of all the brown seaweeds, the wild wrack species, of which Seagreens currently uses three (Ascophyllum, Fucus, and Pelvetia), have the broadest balance of nutrients and are the most suitable human food ingredients. (positivehealth.com)
  • Hence, the extraction of valuable ingredients from the fresh biomass during the processing of seaweed meal could be a feasible option to increase the value and sustainability of seaweed processing. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is thanks in large part to seaweed aquaculture, also known as seaweed farming. (healthline.com)
  • 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)
  • His field of research encompasses from seagrass and seaweed ecology and ecophysiology to seaweed aquaculture. (degruyter.com)
  • Seaweed farmer and activist Severine Fleming of Smithereen Farm in Pembroke, one of five principal authors of the paper, said Seaweed Commons fears that major seaweed aquaculture corporations , lured by the promise of big profits in the years to come, will swoop in to commandeer large swaths of Maine's coastline. (pressherald.com)
  • Seaweed farming is on the rise both in Maine and worldwide, helping make aquaculture in general - including farmed fish and shellfish - the fastest-growing food production method in the world. (pressherald.com)
  • Since the piercing of the Suez Canal,the situation is particularly acute in the Mediterranean Sea, a 'marine biodiversity hotspot' that now registers over 120 newly introduced seaweed species -the largest number in the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • The class was "Ocean to Table: Marine Plant Biodiversity and Ecology," and it covered the ecology and human uses of seaweeds and sea grasses. (drexel.edu)
  • Our partner seaweed farmers are removing carbon and nitrogen from the local waters with every harvest and increasing biodiversity," says Baines. (healthline.com)
  • The omnipresence of seaweeds in all climate belts, the great biodiversity, their bounty of important nutrients, combined with the fact that most seaweeds are edible, suggest that seaweeds have played an important role as human food during human evolution. (degruyter.com)
  • Seaweeds are sustainable crops with great potential in combatting the effects of climate change," McCourt said. (drexel.edu)
  • The alternative coating compounds were made from sustainable seaweed sources, which do not grow on land, thus avoiding increased land use pressure. (europa.eu)
  • That certain varieties of these brown seaweeds provide in themselves a virtually complete balance of all the nutrients[10] also helps explain these claims for such a remarkably broad efficacy. (positivehealth.com)
  • Previous research has suggested that certain seaweed varieties contain polysaccharides with anti-asthmatic and anti-allergy effects. (labmanager.com)
  • Fears about the future of Maine's seaweed industry have divided the industry's proponents. (pressherald.com)
  • Maine's budding seaweed business is boosting an endangered coastal economy. (npr.org)
  • In recent years, seaweed farming has become a global agricultural practice, providing food, source material for various chemical uses (such as carrageenan), cattle feeds and fertilizers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Carrageenan extracted from seaweed is used in products all over the world, but like so many other supply chains, this one has been unfair to local communities. (dictionary.com)
  • The present chapter, whilst also considering the use of seaweeds in animal feedstuffs and fertilizers, deals principally with the industrial products of present greatest economic importance - the phycocolloids agar, carrageenan, furcellaran and algin. (fao.org)
  • Using seaweeds collected in Rhode Island and California, the class identified and compared the species from each area. (drexel.edu)
  • Soda straw seaweed, Scytosiphon sp , from California. (drexel.edu)
  • It's like handing our oceans over to the corporations," added Molyneaux, who also signed the Seaweed Commons paper, which draws most of its signatories from well beyond Maine, including the world-famous, pioneering farm-to-table California chef Alice Waters. (pressherald.com)
  • The Seaweed Specialist Group (SWSG) includes some 10,000 marine macroalgal species within the Kingdoms Plantae (red and green macroalgae) and Chromista (brown macroalgae). (iucn.org)
  • In many food cultures, in particular in Southeast Asia, seaweeds have for millennia been considered as valuable sea vegetables. (degruyter.com)
  • With a few simple additions like cooking squash with other vegetables, Vegan Fuzzy Squash Seaweed Soup takes on an entirely new flavor and appearance while preserving its health benefits. (ivu.org)
  • Against the most nutrient dense species of land fruits and vegetables, half a teaspoon of Seagreens dried wrack seaweed has the same amount of vitamin B2 as 100g of blackberries or broccoli! (positivehealth.com)
  • The smell of wild thyme mingling with the salt of the low-tide seaweed conveyed stimulating fragrance. (dictionary.com)
  • The property is a serial nomination which demonstrates exceptional ingenuity and creativity from the early Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century in the exploitation of the marine resources of salt and seaweed (eelgrass, Zostera marina ) by a small and relatively isolated island community. (unesco.org)
  • The property broadly comprises a large coastal heath and wetland landscape of medieval sea-salt production in the south of the island, together with two clusters of 'seaweed' houses in the east and northeast of the island, and an area of sandflats and sea in the southeast associated with the source of eelgrass used in roofing. (unesco.org)
  • Kayanda recently recruited 25 women on Pemba, an island off the Tanzanian coast, to start a production plant for beauty products made from seaweed . (dictionary.com)
  • Did you know that seaweed extracts are in many everyday products that we eat or use? (drexel.edu)
  • For BioAtlantis, which specializes in seaweed derived animal and plant nutrition products, securing a reliable and traceable source of raw seaweed near the company's home base in the town of Tralee, a couple of hours drive north from Bantry, is key to growing their business. (earthisland.org)
  • Founded over 25 years ago, family-run VitaminSea harvests and creates healthy and nutritious products from seaweed. (mainetechnology.org)
  • These considerations were important for Winberg, because the gel that she had been extracting was, ironically, undergoing early-stage testing as a balm for healing wounds and burns, part of the ever-expanding pharmacopoeia of seaweed-based health products she was developing under her brand, PhycoHealth. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • The suggested alternative processing does not have a negative effect on the composition and quality of the current seaweed meal products. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Vietnam, seaweed soup has become very popular in recent years. (ivu.org)
  • When served cold, a cup of seaweed soup is refreshing, and when served warm, it has a sweet taste that would be enhanced even more. (ivu.org)
  • Squash is a fantastic addition to this Vegan Fuzzy Squash Seaweed Soup, so be sure to incorporate it as a significant component of your vegetarian meal. (ivu.org)
  • Brown seaweed is a complete, primordial food which, having no roots, absorbs and converts nutrients directly from this great 'soup' which covers 70% of the planet - the final repository of all the Earth's minerals which Nature has few ways of returning to the soil. (positivehealth.com)
  • We use only the outer shells of the Rosehip plus Seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) known for its ability to maintain and support the very best of health. (viovet.co.uk)
  • Added Value of Ascophyllum nodosum Side Stream Utilization during Seaweed Meal Processing. (bvsalud.org)
  • The extract came from a unique species of Australian green seaweed she had discovered herself, and which she was now growing in vast pools of water that were being fed with the excess nutrients embedded in the run-off from a wheat refinery - including phosphates, nitrogen, and carbon. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • Phenolic content and ORAC activity increased following the seaweed 's fertile period , making alternative processing more promising in July and October compared to June. (bvsalud.org)
  • The seaweed wrap around that sushi roll in your plate is a red seaweed that is cultivated commercially. (drexel.edu)
  • 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)
  • Not just for sushi anymore, seaweed and other marine-based supplements are popping up everywhere as a natural way to boost your immunity, cleanse your body of toxins, and protect you from heart disease and cancer. (betternutrition.com)
  • Rich in dietary fiber and calcium, hijiki is a black-colored seaweed that grows wild on the Japanese coastline. (dictionary.com)
  • Using this method to harvest wild seaweeds growing along an uneven seabed has the potential to also remove a greater section of each seaweed (damaging their ability to regrow) as well as to damage other aspects of the native ecosystem that are present in harvested areas. (earthisland.org)
  • While some Maine companies harvest wild seaweed, others are now farming it. (npr.org)
  • Compounds in these plants act on the microbes in the rumen in a similar way to the Asparagopsis seaweed. (www.csiro.au)
  • Project partners researched chemical reactions and processes concerning these seaweed compounds, and tested their compatibility with other compounds. (europa.eu)
  • The consortium also developed processes to manufacture a range of important coating compounds from the seaweed building blocks. (europa.eu)
  • Seaweeds are those plants which contain beneficial compounds called phlorotannins. (lu.se)
  • However, this task is difficult due to the existence of other compounds in seaweeds which are structurally similar to phlorotannins. (lu.se)
  • While climate change threatens many coral reefs around the world, algal overgrowth, including seaweed, is also an issue. (newscientist.com)
  • However, the studies in algal science have shown that brown seaweeds among others, green and red, contain phlorotannins. (lu.se)
  • This model has diversified from nets to include seaweed farming in the Philippines. (dictionary.com)
  • However, seaweed farming may change that in the very near future. (healthline.com)
  • 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)
  • Erik Schmidt-Staubach of Tinius Olsen spoke to sheep farmer Kate Drury about her PhD at the Royal Agricultural University, UK, developing a woollen substrate rope for seaweed farming. (iom3.org)
  • Fleming co-authored a "warning call" about the potential hazards of unchecked seaweed farming growth worldwide. (pressherald.com)
  • The possibility of open line seaweed farming is being explored in southeast Asia and elsewhere. (www.csiro.au)
  • Arnold says the hope is that seaweed farming can boost and diversify existing infrastructure and expertise in the state's seafaring communities. (npr.org)
  • 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)
  • O n a summer's morning in 2019 , in the small New South Wales farming community of Bolong, on the Shoalhaven River, Dr Pia Winberg walked into the processing plant from which she was building her budding seaweed business. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • Sprinkle aonori seaweed as a garnish on Japanese-inspired noodles, or mix with panko breadcrumbs to make a crispy, straight-from-the-sea flavoured crust for white fish. (waitrose.com)
  • 3. Serve in individual bowls, sprinkle some seaweed on top of each bowl, and serve. (flavorandfortune.com)
  • We're feeding seaweed to cows to help reduce methane emissions in livestock, and to secure the sustainability and profitability of the livestock sector. (www.csiro.au)
  • To work around the logistical problems of feeding seaweed supplements, we have been studying whether the amount of methane produced by cattle decreases when they're fed two tropical legume species: Leucaena and Desmanthus. (www.csiro.au)
  • Seaweed supplements are a popular component in many natural weight-loss programs. (betternutrition.com)
  • The especial role of seaweeds as food in the Far East and the prospects for a wider contribution by seaweeds to human nutrition generally are examined in a later section of this review. (fao.org)
  • 45. First valued primarily as a food supplement in the Orient, agar was originally a simple jelly obtained by boiling seaweed. (fao.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)
  • Her work with seaweeds stems from a lifetime spent on the north-west coast of Ireland, harvesting, cooking organically and gardening with seaweeds, and she has always been fascinated by the connections between food and health. (degruyter.com)
  • The uses of seaweed as food in Hawaii. (degruyter.com)
  • Seaweed is a food. (healthy.net)
  • It helps my skin look more youthful than my biological age, gives me life-sustaining minerals for good health, and fulfills cravings for salty food," says Valerie Gennari Cooksley, RN, author of Seaweed: Nature's Secret to Balancing Your Metabolism, Fighting Disease, and Revitalizing Body and Soul . (betternutrition.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)
  • The seaweed, which is also rich in protein, is able to transform these into a unique whole food with not only all the trace elements like selenium and zinc, but the entire B group and other rare vitamins including absorbable B12[14], D, H and K. In addition to chlorophyll, there are other rare pigments like astaxanthin and violaxanthin. (positivehealth.com)
  • Seagreens has pioneered the means of harvesting and producing these seaweeds to consistent food quality standards (X - BRC etc). (positivehealth.com)
  • Photo Credit: Liu lab Seaweed has long been a staple food in many Asian countries and has recently caught on as a snack food in America as a healthful alternative to chips. (labmanager.com)
  • Nowadays a number of vectors - e.g., transport on ship hulls, exchanges among shellfish farmers, global warming, opening of trans-oceanic canals - all combine to enhance the transfer of exotic seaweeds to new environments. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another common requirement is an attachment point, and therefore seaweed most commonly inhabits the littoral zone (nearshore waters) and within that zone, on rocky shores more than on sand or shingle. (wikipedia.org)
  • Introduction: Phlorotannins, bioactive natural phenolic polymer, existing in mostly brown seaweeds have been commonly quantified through colorimetric methods. (lu.se)
  • This lovely seaweed is called Irish moss, Chondrus crispus. (drexel.edu)
  • Many fear that the industry, traditionally small scale and dominated by local producers using hand-held tools to remove seaweed from beaches during low tide, is on the brink of major change, a fear that was further fueled by the sale of the Irish national seaweed harvesting company to Canadian company Arcadia in 2016. (earthisland.org)
  • The seaweed also creates harmful chemicals that repel larval reef fish and may cause disease and shut down reproduction in corals. (newscientist.com)
  • The metabolites in the seaweed disrupt the enzymes that are responsible for the cattle and sheep producing methane in the rumen (stomach). (www.csiro.au)
  • Historically, herbivores such as sea urchins would keep the seaweed in check, but in the early 1980s almost the entire Caribbean population died suddenly - exactly why is unknown - and the seaweed took over the reefs. (newscientist.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)
  • Seth Barker of Maine Fresh Sea Farms checks a seaweed line. (npr.org)
  • The regular consumption of seaweed may restore your thyroid function. (healthy.net)
  • For an underactive thyroid, he uses 5-10 grams of mixed brown and red seaweeds daily. (healthy.net)
  • Baines points out that almost all of the seaweed eaten in the U.S. is being imported, a missed opportunity for job creation and sustaining the existing fishing industry in the U.S. (healthline.com)
  • Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra, a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. (businessgreen.com)
  • Caribbean coral reefs that are being taken over by seaweed could be saved by giant herbivorous crabs. (newscientist.com)
  • As an alternative, Caribbean king crabs ( Maguimithrax spinosissimus ) aren't picky eaters and will finish off seaweed that other animals avoid, which could help restore the reefs. (newscientist.com)
  • We were really astounded by the first year's results where we saw on average about an 80 per cent reduction in the seaweeds on those reefs where we put the crabs," says Butler. (newscientist.com)
  • extraction in open iron cauldrons of boiling water, tough seaweeds (e.g. (fao.org)
  • Methods: Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) was used for extraction of phlorotannins from brown seaweeds. (lu.se)
  • Fucoxanthin is tightly bound to proteins in the seaweed and not easily absorbed in its natural form. (bbc.co.uk)
  • This verbal mouthful may nonetheless help explain why seaweed is recommended for natural digestive healing by among others, Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride in her GAPS diet Foods to Choose [5] and Dr Robert Gray in the venerable Colon Health Handbook . (positivehealth.com)
  • 3) Place seaweed wrap onto plate, arrange lettuce leaves on top and followed by cucumber, carrot, soy garlic chicken, tomato, cabbage and coriander leaves. (panasonic.com)
  • Because of their importance in marine ecologies and for absorbing carbon dioxide, recent attention has been on cultivating seaweeds as a potential climate change mitigation strategy for biosequestration of carbon dioxide, alongside other benefits like nutrient pollution reduction, increased habitat for coastal aquatic species, and reducing local ocean acidification. (wikipedia.org)
  • For Singh, the nutritional, environmental, and social impact that seaweed could have was too big too ignore. (healthline.com)
  • 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)
  • Whether they're eating it or soaking in it, coastal cultures have for centuries revered seaweed for its ability to heal and nourish the body. (betternutrition.com)
  • People have foraged wild seaweed off the Eastern Seaboard for centuries. (npr.org)
  • The main way that people are trying to restore coral reefs is to transplant corals onto reefs but that doesn't get rid of the seaweed problem," says Butler. (newscientist.com)