Can ‘seaweed,’ referred to as the ‘black semiconductor’ and established as a top export product in the seafood industry, take on another virtuous role? Can our country, which possesses the optimal locations and the best technology for seaweed cultivation including kelp and laver, become a model case for blue carbon? Furthermore, can the day come when the ‘Sea Pension System,’ which pays pensions to local residents with carbon trading revenue, is introduced? When these vague imaginings and hopes become reality, the relevant industry and its workers will be able to usher in a new era. If the currently discussed seaweed-centered sea forest is recognized as a new carbon absorption source, this