The Scottish Association for Marine Science celebrated further seaweed success at this year’s Aquaculture Awards after the co-ordinator of the newly launched Seaweed Academy picked up one of the top awards. Rhianna Rees was jointly awarded the Rising Star award at the ceremony in Aviemore alongside Andre Van of Kames Fish Farm. The award comes a week after […]
A new report outlining future options for the Scottish seaweed industry has been welcomed by Scottish Government ministers. Sustainability of the sector is key to any future development, with harvesting of some kelp species already banned. The global seaweed industry is estimated to be worth €8.1 billion per year, with Asia dominating the cultivated seaweed […]
Feeding cows seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say. Researchers found cows belched out 82% less methane after putting small amount of seaweed in their feed for five months. Cows produce methane via microbes in their stomachs as they digest their fibrous. Feeding seaweed to cows is a viable long-term method to […]
It is now being recognised that feeding grazing animals seaweeds can substantially reduce their methane emissions. An example reported by the BBC of a flock of sheep on Orkney that only eat seaweed is now being in used by scientists to better understand the physiology and processes at work. Click here to read more. This […]
The Scarborough News ‘Scarborough Council is set to give its backing to a plan to establish England’s first commercial seaweed hatchery in the waters off the town’s coast. The council’s cabinet is being asked to act as an accountable body for a £472,150 grant from the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) to SeaGrown Limited. The Scarborough-based company […]
Scotland: Building a commercial seaweed industry. First policy guidelines for sustainable seaweed cultivation. The first set of policy guidelines for the commercial cultivation of seaweed in Scotland have been published. The Seaweed Cultivation Policy Statement also sets out the framework concerning the environmental impacts of seaweed farms, including the requirements to: consider and mitigate adverse […]
ABPmer: Steve Hull ‘The wild seaweed harvesting sector has indicated its aspiration to develop industrial-scale harvesting around Scotland. In response, Marine Scotland contracted ABPmer to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the potential environmental effects of wild harvesting of seaweeds and seagrasses to inform future regulation. As part of the policy making process, this […]