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Seaweed farming: a new lifeline for fishers facing declining catches (www.euronews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by poVoq to c/tidalpunk

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[–] perestroika 4 points 5 months ago

Also, seaweed is at the bottom of the food chain -> lots of biomass supported by the ecosystem, less chance of accumulating anything toxic.

"Europe produces 0,2% of algae in the world," he said. "But we import 500 million worth of algae every year.

Yup. I like seaweed, but most of the seaweed I like comes from Asia. Transporting it from far is not a smart move.

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