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All Australian seaweed news
All Australian seaweed news
Catherine Norwood
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Anti-aging potential of brown seaweeds unveiled
A rich anti-aging extract that can help maintain healthy skin has been developed from South Australia's brown seaweeds. The extract,...
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Catriona Macleod
- Mar 15
- 4 min
Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways
Seaweed is increasingly seen as a solution to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Interest in farming seaweed has exploded. ...
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Catherine Norwood
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Keeping diners safe as they gain a taste for seaweed
An expanding range of seaweed food products and ingredients is reaching our tables, and ensuring food safety is critical. You might see...
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Catherine Norwood
- Jan 26
- 5 min
Salt, spice, seasoning – easy ways to eat seaweed
With an impressive variety of health benefits, seaweed salt and seasoning mixes are an easy first step to introduce seaweed into your...
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Setting the standard for aquatic plant names
Need to match a common aquatic plant name with the exact species it refers to? A searchable online database now makes this easier to do....
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Research, industry connects at ISS 2023
Connect with the latest in seaweed research and product development at the world's largest seaweed industry symposium in February 2023....
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Global ambitions for new marine products R&D hub
Seaweed 'seed' production, nutrient offsets, health extracts and microalgae bioreactors are the focus of the first projects endorsed by...
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Seaweed extract producer wins organic innovation award
Tasmanian company Marinova has claimed the Australian organic industry's highest innovation accolade for its fucoidan extract, produced...
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Catherine Norwood
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Kelp’s ocean umami for salmon alternative
New seafood alternatives such as Smoked Not Salmon show the rising demand for seaweed ingredients; the challenge is to find Australian...
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
$5M R&D for grazing livestock to cut methane emissions
Asparagopsis seaweed is expected to be a key part of the reduction strategy to help the Australian Government meet a pledge to to cut...
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Catherine Norwood
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Seaweed-based wrapper a fast-food rubbish solution
A new grease-resistant coating for use on fast-food wrappers could soon be provided by seaweed, rather than fossil-bassed plastics. This...
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Catherine Norwood
- Oct 23, 2022
- 2 min
Community acceptance of low-methane meat
Low-methane meat – from animals fed Asparagopsis seaweed supplements that reduce their methane emissions – is gaining market and...
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Seaweed investment, production gathers pace
Efforts to address climate change and improve water quality are driving seaweed aquaculture in Australia, reports the sector's peak body,...
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Australia triples production of fucoidan seaweed extract
Australian production of the seaweed extract fucoidan is set to triple with a $5 million expansion by Tasmanian producer Marinova....
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Sep 14, 2022
- 1 min
Persistence pays off for kelp farming pioneer
Marine scientist Jo Lane has endured bushfires and the challenges of an emerging industry to successfully breed seaweed for commercial-scale
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Catherine Norwood
- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
Sharing lessons on seaweed paths to market
Leading seaweed biochemist Dr Helen Fitton will share her knowledge of commercialising seaweed extracts at the International Seaweed...
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Aug 16, 2022
- 1 min
Bioactive future for Australia’s seaweed sector
Australia’s promising seaweed industry is gathering pace, and bioactives are already at the forefront of the thinking that is shaping the in
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editor@seaweednews.au
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Registrations open for International Seaweed Symposium 2023
Leading seaweed researchers and industry players will take part in the 24th International Seaweed Symposium in February 2023
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Catherine Norwood
- Apr 21, 2022
- 5 min
Cooperative research to kickstart marine bioindustries
Research to develop new active ingredients in Australia's marine wildlife to form the basis of new industries and economic opportunities
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