Seaweed production has grown by nearly 75% globally in the past decade

Published 2023년 3월 24일

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A start-up in London is developing a plastic alternative from seaweed, while farmers in Australia and Hawaii are cultivating seaweed to reduce methane excretion in livestock. Research is underway to assess the carbon dioxide sequestration potential of seaweed farms, attracting interest as a new source of carbon credits. Despite challenges like overhyping and farming struggles in South Korea due to export demand, seaweed production has seen a 75% growth globally over the past decade, with farms expanding to regions such as Maine, the Faeroe Islands, Australia, and the North Sea. However, the climate mitigation potential of seaweed remains a controversial topic, with some advocating for its benefits and others questioning its hype.

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In London, a startup is making a plastic substitute out of seaweed. In Australia and Hawaii, others are racing to grow seaweed that, when fed to livestock, can cut methane excretion. Researchers are studying just how much carbon dioxide can be sequestered by seaweed farms as investors eye them as a new source of carbon credits for polluters to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. Then there is South Korea. It is one of the most established seaweed-growing countries in the world, and farmers are struggling to keep up with growing export demand. What was mainly a relatively small Asian industry is now coveted by the West. Far beyond South Korea, new farms have cropped up in Maine, the Faeroe Islands, Australia, and even the North Sea. Globally, seaweed production has grown by nearly 75% in the past decade. However, David Koweek, chief scientist for Ocean Visions, a consortium of ...

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