On Thursday 19 May, the Laurentic Forum hosted a workshop on the utilization of seaweed in the Arctic. The meeting was very interesting in all respects and was attended by about 100 people, from all over the world.
Recordings of the meeting can now be accessed on the event's website here: Laurenticforum.com
The meeting briefly reviewed the state of affairs regarding the utilization of algae worldwide, as well as in Canada (Newfoundland & Labrador), Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland and Norway.
The agenda of the meeting was as follows:
- Keith Hutchings from Canadian Center for Fisheries Innovation: Welcome
- Paul Dobbins from WWF: Seaweed Farming as a Nature Based Solution- Opportunities and Challenges from WWF's Perspective
- Kate Burns from Islander Rathlin Kelp: Farmed Kelp, What Market?
- Olavur Gregersen from Ocean Rainforest Faroe Islands: Scaling up Kelp Farming in the North Atlantic
- Anne Marit Bjørnflaten from Oceanfood AS North Norway: Macroalgae: A New and Sustainable Aquaculture Industry with Huge Potential in the Arctic
- Jónas R. Viðarsson from Matís Iceland: Seaweed Production on the Rise in Iceland
- Cyr Courtourier from the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University in Newfoundland: Future Prospects for Seaweed Farming Across Canada in a Subarctic Environment
- Q&A
Learn more about the event or the Laurentic Forum jonas@matis.is