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Seaweed Economy is an economics and business resource for the seaweed sector.
We bring together available information on seaweed prices, costs and buyers in Canada and the United States, alongside practical tools and guides covering markets, funding and regulation. When reliable figures have not been published, we say so.
Based in Canada. People working with seaweed anywhere in the world are welcome.
Start with your goal
Whether you are exploring the sector, developing a product, building an operation, or looking for markets, choose the path that best fits where you are now.
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Explore the sector
Understand how the sector is organized before choosing a direction.
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Build your product or operation
Move from a broad idea toward a clearer product, farm, or operating model.
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Test viability and readiness
Pressure-test evidence, requirements, costs, and practical readiness.
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Sell and find markets
Prepare buyer-facing materials and look for practical paths to market.
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Get guidance and support
Use current sector knowledge or direct support when a decision needs context.
The people
Meet the people building it
Builders, creative practitioners, and the researchers, advisors and funders who support them.
Builders
Turning seaweed into products and businesses.
BuilderEvalina Goods Inc.
Our mission is to create innovative food & beverage products using wild harvested & farmed seaweeds. Our delicious Seajou™ candy, syrups, cocktail kits, and cul...
BuilderSeaweed Mermaid
The Seaweed Mermaid is developing a whole-food seaweed blend that brings together brown, green, and red seaweeds in one simple product. By combining all three c...
Creative Practitioners
Working with seaweed as a material.
CreativeDana Mulder
Dana Mulder is a mother, an elementary school teacher and a curious learner. Of Dutch and Scottish settler origins, she is based in her hometown of Vancouver,...
CreativeSlimy Futures
Catherine Euale (Slimy Futures) is a bio-artist, material researcher and science communicator based in the east coast of Turtle Island. Her practice explores ma...
Ecosystem Support
Researchers, labs, advisors and funders.
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Latest
Latest sector insights
October 13, 2026
Three kinds of progress in seaweed, and why the difference matters
Three announcements in the first week of October were each described as progress for seaweed. A farm in Alaska grew giant kelp. An Australian company signed a d...
Read the full note →September 30, 2026
Recovering more value from kelp: what a two-phase solvent study suggests
Recovering several useful products from the same kelp feedstock is an appealing prospect for seaweed processors. A new study offers a processing insight worth f...
Read the full note →August 5, 2026
Tangled Seaweed Inspires One-Size-Fits-All Cleaners for Ocean Microplastics
Researchers at NC State University have developed superadhesive meshes inspired by the way seaweed naturally tangles and traps debris in the ocean. The meshes c...
Read the full note →Advisory
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