Whether you’re a seaweed business owner, a journalist, a content creator, or simply curious about seaweed’s role in our future, our Media Library is here to help. Packed with high-quality videos and images, it’s your go-to hub for discovering, understanding, and sharing the story of our growing seaweed industry.
Whether you’re a seaweed business or interested in the latest developments in the Australian seaweed industry, joining the Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA) provides valuable insights, industry connections, and opportunities to be part of a growing, sustainable sector.
As climate change threatens coastal communities, seaweed farms can provide a solution. Seaweed, which requires almost no land, water, or greenhouse gases to grow, can also pull carbon out of the atmosphere and act as a sustainable substitute for carbon-intensive products like plastic
Restorative aquaculture may be one of the best opportunities to simultaneously restore marine ecosystems and provide nutritious food for current and future populations.
Teachers and implementers at a seaweed education workshop learn about the benefits of seaweed and how to incorporate seaweed activities and curricula into their classrooms. Teachers share the value they believe educating students in seaweed can have on their future and the planet.
Enjoy this dive into the world of kelp in Puget Sound. Our team and many partners explore how we can harness the power of kelp to improve growing conditions in the water for shellfish and out of the water when applied to farmland.
Seaweed Biofilters for reef resilience and emissions reduction in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. A nature based solution for improving water quality, biodiversity and livestock emissions reduction.
Dive in with WWF expert, Bailey Moritz, as she shares some of her knowledge on seaweed and seaweed farming.
Seaweed benefits are numerous but everything is dependent on how it is sourced. In this video, we will share with you 15 amazing health benefits of seaweed you should know.
USC scientists are trying to find a way to produce a particular species of seaweed on a scale that would allow it to be added to the world’s livestock feed. Why? To potentially contribute significantly to a reduction in the agricultural industry’s global greenhouse gas emissions.
Our Seaweed Research Group, in partnership with @urbanutilities, are testing ways to offset nutrients and support healthy waterways in the Moreton Bay region. By using Moreton Bay Rock Oyster’s existing structures, we found farming certain types of seaweed is effective at improving water quality and can also support oyster crops while allowing farmers to diversify their activities.
Livestock is responsible for up to one-sixth of global greenhouse gas emissions, a problem that’s only getting worse as demand for meat and dairy continues to rise. One solution could lie in the oceans of Australasia, in a seaweed that’s proving to have incredible gas-cutting properties when added to animal feed.
Hear about how seaweed is being farmed in Victoria to one day reduce methane emissions in cows and the numbers are impressive.
Lindsay Hermes, CEO Australian Sustainable Seaweed Industry (ASSA) announces that tickets are now open for Seagriculture Conference 2025 a global gathering of seaweed experts.
Lindsay Hermes, CEO and members of the Australian Sustainable Seaweed Industry (ASSA) highlight how the seaweed industry can boost the economy and improve the environment
National Hatchery Network – tropical hub for Asparagopsis taxiformis. The objective of the network is to develop a series of hatcheries across the country to help fast track industry specifically focussing Asparagpsis taxiformis and Asparagopsis armata
Easy to grow, versatile, and beneficial to ocean ecosystems, seaweed is a carbon-sequestering super plant. It can even be farmed as an efficient way to produce highly nutritious food for both humans and animals alike. If seaweed can be farmed at scale, there is potential for significant and meaningful impacts for people, nature, and climate.
As an emerging industry, the rules and regulations for seaweed production are different in each state, and will change as the industry grows. This portal is your first stop to understand and access the information available to operate in Australia.
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Seaweed Central is supported by funding from the FRDC on behalf of the Australian Government’s Developing Australia’s Seaweed Farming Grant Program.
