Seaweed Farming News
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Seaweed Harvester and Pump Manufacturer Collaborate
Hale Miller, seaweed harvester of Maine and Chad Schipman of eastern Montana, collaborated on pump modifications for seaweed harvesting. Schipman is the Engineering Manager for SRS Crisafulli, Inc. a pump manufacturer with a long history of building agricultural pumps. Miller and Schipman troubleshot and modified a pump system for sustainable seaweed harvesting. Miller uses a Crisafulli 4" ...
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Matexcel Offers Animal-free Chitosan for Worldwide Researchers
Matexcel, one of the leading service providers in material science that is committed to providing better materials for worldwide customers, now provides various animal-free chitosan for research use. What is chitosan? Chitin and chitosan are natural biopolymers found in crustacean shells, insect and mollusk exoskeletons, and fungi cell walls. These biopolymers have numerous applications in ...
By Matexcel
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Ecological Laboratories Announces Effective Solution for Sargassum Odor Reduction and Composting
Ecological Laboratories, a leading developer of sustainable solutions for environmental challenges, announces an effective solution for Sargassum odor reduction and composting. Ecological utilizes shelf-stable bacterial consortium mainly Rhodopseudomonas and Wolinella bacteria to significantly reduce the unpleasant odor and enhance the composting process of Sargassum seaweed. This innovative ...
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ULUU founders featured in Company Director Magazine
Oceanographer Dr Julia Reisser and lawyer Michael Kingsbury combined forces to found ULUU; a regenerative material produced from seaweed, created to eradicate global plastic pollution. The pair recently sat down with journalist Jessica Mudditt of Company Director Magazine to explain how the West Australian startup came to be. “I’ve always loved emerging technologies and ...
By ULUU
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Shandong Jiejing Seaweed Extracts Marketing Forum Saves Money for Fertilizer Distributors
In recent years, the soil harmed by blind excessive administration and pesticides have become increasingly serious. Develop ecological agriculture, vigorously promote the use of biological fertilizers and pesticides have become the main melody of the world agricultural development. Rich marine resource is a material treasure house that develops ecological agriculture. Seaweed extract, alginate ...
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Brightplus and Origin by Ocean join forces to utilise redefined seaweed in biomaterials
Origin by Ocean’s vision is to build a new value chain around the eutrophication problem of oceans – by harvesting algae from the Baltic Sea and turning algae-based biomass into sustainable ingredients. These ingredients are used in production of everyday consumer goods such as food, beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Seaweed’s natural building blocks give algae a wide ...
By Brightplus
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EPA Seeks Comments on Updated Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulators and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants
On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of, and requested comments on, the updated Draft Guidance for Plant Regulator Products and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants (Draft Guidance). The original Draft Guidance (2019 Draft Guidance) was made available on March 27, 2019. EPA states that the updated Draft Guidance “incorporates ...
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NOAA Selects Gulf of Mexico, Southern California as First Two Aquaculture Opportunity Areas
We have all seen over the last few months how the global COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted supply chains, including those for food and beverages. In response, several countries have made food security a priority as they prepare for future pandemics or other global challenges that may disrupt commerce and logistics. As part of that effort, the United States made some significant strides to ...
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Project Macrosea finalised; innovative solutions and applicable results for seaweed farming
Cultivation of the oceans is required to meet demands for food, feed, materials and energy for a growing global population. Norway, with one of the world’s longest tempered and productive coastlines, can take a leading role. With MACROSEA (2016-2019), Norway has created an interdisciplinary knowledge platform on macroalgae production biology and technology, to make significant steps ...
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Do You Know The Feed Grinder Machine
If you are interested in the feed grinder machine, please read this article. Our company Fusmar manufactured feed grinder machine is a kind of hammer mill equipment, which mainly strikes the materials to smash through hammers. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional feed hammer mill manufacturer. Application Of Feed Grinder Machine The crushed materials can be directly mixed with cornmeal, ...
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Seaweed `forests` can help fight climate change
Seaweed 'forests' can help fight climate change ...
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Talk About Feed Grinder Machine
If you are interested in the feed grinder machine, please read this article. Our company Fusmar manufactured feed grinder machine is a kind of hammer mill equipment, which mainly strikes the materials to smash through hammers. Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery is a professional feed hammer mill manufacturer. Application Of Feed Grinder Machine The crushed materials can be directly mixed with cornmeal, ...
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Production of California coastal seaweed communities
The rugged low power D-Opto range of dissolved oxygen instruments have made a tangible difference to the outcomes of a Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research (SBC-LTER) programme. The project’s objective is to determine the relative influence of land- and ocean-based forces on the forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis) off the Santa Barbara coast. These forces include river ...
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Did The Union for the Conservation Of Nature (IUCN) sell out to the Palm Oil Lobby?
In June this year the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a globally respected organisation that consists of 1,300 Member organisations, comprising over 10,000 scientists that publishes the annual Red List of Endangered Species, published a report. One line in particular caught my attention: "... shift from palm oil to other oil crops is not a solution as it may lead ...
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Test Harvesting L.hyperborea
We have performed our first Harvesting of seaweed to evaluate the properties of our unique Product Portfolio which will allow for total utilisation of Laminaria hyperborea through our AORTA biorefining technology. Link to the short version of the harvesting operation and the long ...
By Alginor ASA
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GMO crops could expect a brighter future
One of the touchier areas of scientific research – in much of Europe, at least – is the genetic manipulation of food plants, seaweed and algae to try to produce more food or provide better rates of conversion into biofuels. But across the Atlantic genetically-modified crops (GMOs) are increasingly a different story. They are a deeply controversial subject because early versions of GM ...
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Effective Calcium Application
Calcium is a key component in many crop nutrition programmes. Providing sufficient levels of calcium strengthens and stabilises cell walls, helping crops build natural resistance to pests and common disorders such as Internal Rust Spot in potatoes, Cavity Spot in carrots and Tip Burn in lettuce. In addition to cell wall structure, its role in root development and nutrient utilisation makes ...
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USSEC Works with Philippines’ Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on its Aquaculture Development Plan
USSEC recently met with the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) in Diliman, Quezon City to learn their plans and program for the country’s aquaculture sector over the next five years. The head of the Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Division presented the newly approved “Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry ...
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Seaweed extract benefits petunia, tomato transplants
Seaweed extracts are used widely in agriculture and horticulture production systems. Benefits of the extracts can include early seed germination and establishment, improved crop performance and yield, increased resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, and enhanced postharvest shelf life. A study in the August 2015 issue of HortTechnology determined the effects of rockweed extract, applied as a ...
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MSC and ASC sign MOU and commit to explore further opportunities to add value to partners
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) furthering their collaboration and commitment to find additional efficiencies and added value for partners handling both ASC and MSC certified products. Rupert Howes, CEO of the MSC said: “The MSC and ASC share a common heritage and vision that global seafood ...
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