Seaweed has been an essential part of Asian food culture for years. Only recently have Western communities come to acknowledge its nutritional assets. Rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants ...

Contributed. “Farmed seaweed has the potential to be carbon neutral or even carbon-negative. When I learned about the food potential of seaweed, a low maintenance and inexpensive crop that grows ...

Lapointe is talking about a floating seaweed known as sargassum in a region of the Atlantic called the Sargasso Sea. The boundaries of this sea are vague, defined not by landmasses but by five ...

Botanists from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa have uncovered key survival strategies used by invasive seaweed species in nearshore ecosystems, potentially explaining their dominance over ...

A trio of scientists from Rutgers University–New Brunswick is studying the potential of turning a species of seaweed into a source of energy and food. The researchers from the Rutgers Climate ...

It’s low tide around North Uist, a remote island off the West Coast of Scotland. Dark tendrils of seaweed lie glistening on the rocky shore, and a lone figure in orange waders moves methodically ...

The town council, in partnership with a local company will plant seaweed at the end of their effluent pipe in November. It’s part of a trial to determine how much cleaning the algae can do ...

The Ministry of Fisheries announced new guidelines for live seaweed imports on Friday, aiming to address seed shortages in its growing seaweed industry and boost coastal economies. The regulatory ...

Unless gathered absolutely fresh, seaweed tends to be sold dried. It is available fresh from May to June. Carrageen, or Irish moss, is used as a vegetarian gelling agent in some processed foods.

Meanwhile, the coastal town of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture produces fresh seaweed, renowned for its health benefits. These ingredients have found their way into European kitchens. Xavier ...

If you traverse some of Hawaiʻi's shorelines (specifically Oʻahu's south and east shores, parts of Maui and Hilo) and notice seaweed in the water, chances are they could be invasive and not ...