The NSW Marine Waters Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy supports responsible, profitable offshore aquaculture by mapping suitable sites, enforcing environmental safeguards, and streamlining approvals. It guides industry and regulators to balance economic growth with ecological protection in NSW’s coastal waters.
Publisher: NSW Government
Year: 2018
As the aquatic plant industry continues to grow in Australia, it brings exciting opportunities, but also the need for clear, consistent naming. The Australian Standard for Aquatic Plant Names has been developed to support businesses in this emerging sector by providing a trusted, consistent naming system that avoids confusion and builds consumer trust from the outset.
Publisher: FRDC
The Australian Seaweed Industry Blueprint outlines a strategic plan to establish a sustainable and scalable seaweed industry in Australia, targeting a $10 million Gross Value of Production (GVP) by 2025 and potentially a $1.5 billion industry by 2040. Seaweed farming offers immense opportunities in food, animal feed, biofertilizers, and carbon reduction, alongside environmental and economic benefits. The report emphasizes research, development, and collaboration as critical drivers for industry growth.
Publisher: AgriFutures Australia
Author: Jo Kelly
Year: 2020
Based on a growing body of scientific literature, bivalves and seaweed are two species groups with the clearest potential to be farmed with few negative environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions. These species can also provide important environmental benefits, such as improving water quality and providing wildlife habitat.
Publisher: Aquaculture Science Hub, The Nature Conservancy
The purpose of this paper is to profile the consumers who are likely to eat seaweed products in Australia. The paper identifies education, familiarity, food neophobia (FNeo), symbolic value of food consumption, health consciousness, as well as snacking behaviour as significant predictors of likelihood to eat seaweed products. Consumers with a university degree (i.e. undergraduates and postgraduates) are four times more likely to eat seaweed products, and those familiar with seaweed products have a 7.6 higher likelihood to eat seaweed products. FNeo makes the largest contribution to the consumer’s likelihood to eat seaweed.
Publisher: British Food Journal
Author: Dawn Birch, Kare Skallerud and Nicholas A Paul
Year: 2019
Current seaweed consumption and attitudes and preferences toward seaweed food products in a Western society are investigated to inform the seaweed industry regarding product development and marketing strategies. A national survey of 521 Australian consumers was conducted. About 75% of respondents had eaten seaweed; however, only 37% had consumed seaweed regularly over the past 12 months. Key drivers include health and nutritional benefits, taste, being natural, safe, and fresh. Critical barriers are lack of knowledge and familiarity, and the perception that seaweed is expensive.
Publisher: Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing
Author: Dawn Birch, Kare Skallerud and Nicholas A Paul
Year: 2019
Seaweed has been traditionally consumed in Asian and Pacific cultures, yet aside from sushi, is still not commonly eaten in Western societies. Edible seaweeds offer distinct nutritional benefits to terrestrial crops, particularly with respect to mineral and fibre content. Understanding the motivations that drive young Australians to eat seaweed is necessary for food product development and consumer marketing strategies, as well as informing future sustainable production through seaweed aquaculture and wild-harvest practices.
Publisher: Foods Journal
Author: Mikaela Young, Nicholas Paul, Dawn Birch, Libby Swanepoel
Year: 2022
This paper provides a comprehensive understanding of US consumers’ preferences and attitudes toward seaweed and value‐ added seaweed products. Specifically, the study focuses on two distinct consumer groups: those who consume seaweed and those who do not. It includes separate analyses for each group to compare their attitudes and examine the characteristics and factors affecting their attitudes. This paper summarizes the different characteristics of seaweed consumers and nonconsumers.
Publisher: Agribusiness Journal
Author: Qiujie Zheng, Christopher V. Davis, Anne Langston Neil, Raymond Bernier and Randy Labbe
Year: 2022
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
Publisher: ASSA
Author: ASSA
Year: 2024
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
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