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All Australian seaweed news
All Australian seaweed news


$8.1M for hatchery network for seaweed to reduce emissions
The Australian Government has committed $8.1 million towards a national hatchery network for seaweeds that can help reduce methane...
editor@seaweednews.au
Nov 25, 20222 min read
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Carbon, climate links lead seaweed symposium program
The potential for seaweeds to sequester carbon is a hot topic globally and will be the focus of several key presentations at the...
Catherine Norwood
Nov 25, 20223 min read
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Kelp’s ocean umami for salmon alternative
New seafood alternatives such as Smoked Not Salmon show the rising demand for seaweed ingredients; the challenge is to find Australian...
Catherine Norwood
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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Summit sets target to restore world's kelp forests
The Kelp Forest Alliance will hold a summit in Hobart Tasmania in February 2023 to set the first international target for kelp forest...
Catherine Norwood
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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$5M R&D for grazing livestock to cut methane emissions
Asparagopsis seaweed is expected to be a key part of the reduction strategy to help the Australian Government meet a pledge to to cut...
editor@seaweednews.au
Oct 27, 20223 min read
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Seaweed-based wrapper a fast-food rubbish solution
A new grease-resistant coating for use on fast-food wrappers could soon be provided by seaweed, rather than fossil-bassed plastics. This...
Catherine Norwood
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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Green seaweeds clean up in Queensland
Two companies are leading the production of farmed seaweed in Australia, growing green species to help remove nutrients from prawn farms ...
Catherine Norwood
Oct 25, 20225 min read
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Community acceptance of low-methane meat
Low-methane meat – from animals fed Asparagopsis seaweed supplements that reduce their methane emissions – is gaining market and...
Catherine Norwood
Oct 23, 20222 min read
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Seaweed investment, production gathers pace
Efforts to address climate change and improve water quality are driving seaweed aquaculture in Australia, reports the sector's peak body,...
editor@seaweednews.au
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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First kelp seedlings planted out in NZ ocean farming pilot
Golden kelp, native to Australia and New Zealand, is the focus of ocean trials being undertaken by GreenWaveNZ. Hatchery-reared seedlings...
editor@seaweednews.au
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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Australia triples production of fucoidan seaweed extract
Australian production of the seaweed extract fucoidan is set to triple with a $5 million expansion by Tasmanian producer Marinova....
editor@seaweednews.au
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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From little things . . . a new way to grow microalgae
Byron Bay entrepreneur Karl Lawton has developed a biofilm bioreactor system to grow microalgae and increase biomass production
editor@seaweednews.au
Oct 11, 20227 min read
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