Join Alaska Sea Grant and Connecticut Sea Grant for a webinar featuring industry experts from Alaska and Connecticut sharing insights from their recent international seaweed infrastructure tour in Scotland.

Topics

• Stabilization and processing methods — learn about UK techniques for stabilizing and processing kelp and their applicability to the US.
• Product forms and end-products — discover diverse stabilized seaweed products and their market potential.
• British guidelines and standards — understand UK standards for seaweed products and their implications for US farmers.
• Food safety guidelines exchange — explore food safety guidelines from the US and UK and potential standardization.
• Cost-effective Infrastructure — get practical advice on designing affordable, food-safe stabilization infrastructure.

Tour Highlights

• Seaweed Enterprises Processing Facility
• Scottish Association for Marine Sciences Seaweed Academy and Nursery
• Oceanium in Oban
• Southwest Mull and Iona Developments Seaweed Farm
• EcoCascade in Kyle of Lochalsh

Resources

• A review of the regulatory regime for seaweed harvesting and cultivation (PDF)
• Facilitating development of the seaweed cultivation sector in Scotland—February 2022 (PDF)
• Introduction to the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association (PDF)