A seaweed aquaculture imperative to meet global sustainability targets

CM Duarte, A Bruhn, D Krause-Jensen - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Seaweed aquaculture accounts for 51.3% of global mariculture production and
grows at 6.2% yr− 1 (2000–2018). It delivers a broad range of ecosystem services, providing …

Farming the ocean–seaweeds as a quick fix for the climate?

M Troell, PJG Henriksson, AH Buschmann… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Finding ways to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius is urgent and will need a
portfolio of solutions. Seaweeds are marine photosynthetic organisms that humans harvest …

The contribution of aquaculture systems to global aquaculture production

M Verdegem, AH Buschmann, UW Latt… - Journal of the World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since 2000, aquaculture became well‐integrated into the global food system. Aquaculture
systems are highly diverse, producing globally equal amounts of fed and extractive species …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of seaweeds in climate change mitigation

FWR Ross, PW Boyd, K Filbee-Dexter… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seaweed (macroalgae) has attracted attention globally given its potential for climate change
mitigation. A topical and contentious question is: Can seaweeds' contribution to climate …

Seaweed blue carbon: ready? Or not?

R Fujita, S Augyte, J Bender, P Brittingham… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
There is an urgent need to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). At the same time, greenhouse gasses (GHGs) that contribute to global warming …

Seaweed afforestation at large-scales exclusively for carbon sequestration: Critical assessment of risks, viability and the state of knowledge

F Ross, P Tarbuck, PI Macreadie - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There have been discussions of scaling up offshore seaweed cultivation and sinking it
exclusively for carbon sequestration ('ocean afforestation') and thereby help mitigate climate …

[PDF][PDF] Kelp gametophytes in changing oceans

RJ Veenhof, C Champion… - … and marine biology, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Kelp forests are ecologically diverse habitats that provide vast ecosystem goods and
services, but are threatened by climate and anthropogenic stressors. Laminarian kelps have …

[HTML][HTML] The One-Health approach in seaweed food production

G Bizzaro, AK Vatland, DM Pampanin - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Seaweeds are rich in macronutrients, micronutrients, and bioactive components and have
great potential as sustainable resources in terms of both production and consumption of a …

Multi-use of offshore wind farms with low-trophic aquaculture can help achieve global sustainability goals

M Maar, A Holbach, T Boderskov, M Thomsen… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Multi-use of offshore wind farms with low-trophic aquaculture could provide sustainable
energy, nutritious seafood, and restorative ecosystem services through nutrients and carbon …

Kelp (Saccharina latissima) Mitigates Coastal Ocean Acidification and Increases the Growth of North Atlantic Bivalves in Lab Experiments and on an Oyster Farm

CS Young, LH Sylvers, SJ Tomasetti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Coastal zones can be focal points of acidification where the influx of atmospheric CO2 can
be compounded by additional sources of acidity that may collectively impair calcifying …