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.
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.
Publisher: Horizons Health
Author: Horizons Health
Year: 2021
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.
Publisher: Uni of Sunshine Coast
Author: USC Seaweed Reseach Group
Year: 2021
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.
Publisher: Uni of Sunshine Coast
Author: USC Seaweed Reseach Group
Year: 2023
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.
Publisher: Financial Times
Author: Financial Times
Year: 2021
Australia’s seaweed industry shows significant potential for growth, driven by its rich biodiversity, emerging commercial applications, and focus on sustainability. Seaweed products span food, biofertilizers, cosmetics, and wastewater treatment. Barriers include regulatory challenges, market readiness, and the need for innovation in cultivation and processing.
Publisher: Switzerland Springer Nature
Author: Charu Deepika, Juliane Wolf, Navid Moheimani, Ben Hankamer, Brian von Herzen, Ambati Ranga Rao
Year: 2022
Seaweed has great potential as a natural, healthy, and sustainable food. Seaweed as food is novel in Western countries; thus, few studies have focused on the factors influencing consumers’ behavioural tendencies towards seaweed food products. This study aimed to fill the gap by investigating the antecedents for consumers’ attitudes towards as well as their consumption of seaweed food products in a representative sample of Norwegian consumers
Publisher: Food Research International Journal
Author: Florent Govaerts and Svein Ottar Olsen
Year: 2023
Macro-algae is an umbrella term for seaweed, which is an important ingredient in many novel food products in New Zealand and other Australasian countries. While attitudes, consumption motivation, knowledge, and socio-demographic consumer profiles have been investigated in specific countries in the region, consumer behavior such as willingness to eat and factors driving this behavior have not yet been explored. Therefore, the present study fills this research gap in a New Zealand context and explores predictors of New Zealand consumers’ willingness to eat macro-algae and their perceived trust towards the countries of origin of these products. The symbolic value of food, health importance, food safety concerns, and food fussiness were the factors under investigation.
Publisher: Foods Journal
Author: Meike Rombach and David L Dean
Year: 2024
The report highlights key insights into marketing seaweed products in the U.S., focusing on consumer education, market positioning, sustainability messaging, and addressing barriers like taste and awareness to drive demand for seaweed as a sustainable food source.
Publisher: Seagreen Insights
Author: Mike Blakely and Elaine Blakely
Year: 2024
The “Seaweed Revolution: A Manifesto for a Sustainable Future” by Lloyd’s Register Foundation outlines the transformative potential of seaweed to address global challenges. The manifesto emphasizes seaweed’s role in food security, climate change mitigation, and economic development, particularly for coastal communities. It identifies opportunities for seaweed in food, biofuel, medicine, packaging, and carbon sequestration while addressing barriers such as fragmented industries, regulatory misalignments, and limited awareness. The document advocates for global collaboration, harmonized standards, and innovation to unlock seaweed’s potential in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Publisher: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Year: 2020
The UNEP 2023 report highlights seaweed farming’s potential to combat climate change, enhance marine biodiversity, and support food security. It emphasizes environmental benefits like carbon sequestration and socioeconomic impacts such as income generation and gender equity, while urging solutions for regulatory gaps and sustainable scaling.
Publisher: United Nations
Author: Colette J. Fehan
Year: 2023