US EditionStudents Learn To Farm Fish, Seaweed. But Where Are The Jobs?
BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUN 29 – The partnership leverages Indigenous stewardship to grow over 150 wet tonnes of seaweed, enhancing sustainable food systems and economic growth in the blue economy, officials said.
- On June 23, Tsawout First Nation announced an investment partnership with Sidney-based Cascadia Seaweed, covering commercial seaweed farming within its territorial waters.
- Under the Douglas Treaty, Tsawout assert sovereignty, and in 2022 Tsawout granted a licence to Cascadia Seaweed for a commercial farm.
- The farm installed and seeded in November 2022 spans 20 km of cultivation line, recently yielding over 150 wet tonnes, and Chilean expert Professor Alejandro Buschmann has joined the research team.
- Cascadia Seaweed CEO Michael Williamson noted, `we’ve long recognized the value of First Nations as shareholders,` strengthening the Nation’s ties to the 'blue economy' and emphasizing Indigenous leadership.
- With NZ$80,000 in funding, the project will position the Pacific region as a global hub for bull kelp aquaculture.
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Students Learn To Farm Fish, Seaweed. But Where Are The Jobs? Aquaculture is projected to become Hawaiʻi’s strongest food industry, but the state may not be doing enough to ensure there are good jobs in the future for local teens already preparing for the
Students Learn To Farm Fish, Seaweed. But Where Are The Jobs?
Blue Economy CRC Spawns New Trans-Pacific Research Partnership
A new Catalyst: Seeding grant (NZ$80,000) will bring together leading bull kelp researchers from New Zealand, Australia, and Chile in an ambitious collaboration to accelerate the commercial cultivation of Durvillaea spp. Led by Professor Lindsey White (AUT), the project aims to integrate hatchery and farming innovations with Indigenous and international expertise to advance a scalable, sustainable bull kelp industry. This initiative builds on se…
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