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• As offshore wind energy infrastructure expands across Europe, a parallel opportunity for large-scale seaweed farming could be emerging. CNS Media
• 40 million metric tons of the sargassum biomass will develop in the Atlantic Ocean in 2026 and state officials are preparing to deal with up to 130,000 metric tons of the brown seaweed. Mexico News Daily
• Bioplastic, made from renewable materials like corn, sugarcane, seaweed and food waste, could provide an alternative. The Guardian
• Seagriculture EU 2026 will gather top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed, and much more. The Fish Site
• Seaweed farming will be a source of nutrition security as well as an alternative to synthetic fertilizer. World Bank
• Seaweed is a promising option for drawing down a billion tons or so of CO 2 by 2050. phys.org

Last updated: 08 July 2026