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Seaweed Economy

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Sector updates, field notes, and commentary from the seaweed sector. We publish regular updates on developments across BC, Canada, and the wider blue economy. If you are working on something worth sharing, we would like to hear from you.

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  1. Sector Update

    Three kinds of progress in seaweed, and why the difference matters

    Seaweed Economy

    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 distribution agreement with a target of 480,000 cattle. A stu…

    WildBlue Mariculture, Final Report on Pilot Scale Cultivation of Macrocystis in Alaska (Alaska Mariculture Cluster, 6 October 2026)Sea Forest Limited, Sea Forest signs 480,000 head deal with Teys Australia (ASX announcement, 7 October 2026)Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and partners, Kelp Aquaculture in Massachusetts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions (summary published 6 October 2026)GreenWave, State of the Kelp Industry: A Decade in Review and the Road Ahead (February 2026)
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  2. Research Update

    Recovering more value from kelp: what a two-phase solvent study suggests

    Seaweed Economy

    Recovering several useful products from the same kelp feedstock is an appealing prospect for seaweed processors. A new study offers a processing insight worth following: a solvent system may help make compounds accessibl…

    Hiemstra et al. (2026), Disruption or partitioning? Deep eutectic solvent biphasic systems for integrated seaweed biorefineries. Bioresources and Bioprocessing 13, 141 (open access)
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  4. Sector Update

    Ocean Visions Published a Seaweed Biorefinery Roadmap. Here Is What It Means for Operators.

    Seaweed Economy

    Ocean Visions released its Seaweed-Based Products for Decarbonization roadmap in June 2026, a comprehensive technology and policy document covering biofuels, food products, critical minerals, agricultural uses, biomateri…

    Ocean Visions: Seaweed-Based Products for DecarbonizationBiorefineries, State of Approach
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  6. Sector Update

    Green Gold of the Red Sea: What Saudi Arabia's Marine Biotech Push Means for BC

    Seaweed Economy

    Saudi Arabia is making a serious bet on seaweed. As part of Vision 2030, the Kingdom has committed over four billion dollars to aquaculture development, and commercial analysts project its fisheries infrastructure market…

    Arab News: KAUST seaweed biotechSaudi Arabia aquaculture market outlook
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