A new Irish Seaweed Association is to be launched at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) this coming week.
Inspired by the highly successful Norwegian Seaweed Association model, the Irish Seaweed Association (ISA) aims to “unite industry stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers to unlock the potential of seaweed farming as a nature-positive, economically viable, and community-driven sector”, TCD says.
Hosted by the Centre for Social Innovation at Trinity Business School and Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, the ISA is described as "a spin out from the EU Horizon-funded research project C-FAARER".
The event in TCD during the afternoon of Friday, February 28th, will involve ocean farmers, researchers, industry innovators, and students.
Innovation and new ventures in regenerative ocean farming will be discussed, and the event will include exhibits from stakeholders in the sector and presentations on new technologies and seaweed-based products.
Speakers will include:
- Prof Jane Stout, VP for Biodiversity & Climate Action, TCD
- Gareth Murphy, ISA Chair and Seaweed Project Manager at Simply Blue Group
- Maris Stulgis, Policy Officer in DG MARE - Blue Bioeconomy, Algae and Aquaculture
- Dr Dharm Kapletia and Prof Nessa O’Connor, C-FAARER and TCD.
The event takes place in the Foyer of Trinity Business School on Friday, February 28th, from 2 pm to 6.30 pm.
