Angus MacDoughall has been harvesting seaweed on and off since he was 17 when his fishing work dried up. Now at 73, he still harvests three to four days each month. “It gets you out of the house ...

Why a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international attention Seaweed has long been a food staple in Japan. However, a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international ...

Japan’s blue carbon footprint for fiscal 2022 is estimated at 360,000 tons, compared with the total CO2 absorption for fiscal 2021 of 47.6 million tons reported last year in connection primarily ...

Japanese researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins. The popular sushi ingredient is being given to them to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed.

Eating seaweed could help prevent Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers in Japan, where the highly nutritious plant has long been a staple crop. A team from Osaka Metropolitan University ...

It has been set up with public funding to train workers and share Sams research into seaweed growing and harvesting. There is also a seaweed nursery where seed stock is grown for use on seaweed farms.