In the Eastern Caribbean, seaweed farming has emerged as a promising livelihood for coastal communities – with St Lucia, St Vincent, and Grenada leading the way – yet hurricanes, sargassum blooms and processing bottlenecks all threaten the long-term future of …
A Norwegian-led company is convinced it can help Namibia become a salmon producer of international significance – thanks to the cool waters of the Benguela Current, a stable and supportive government and the comparatively low costs of establishing a farming bu…
Seawan Gelhbach, founder of the Simpson Bay Oyster Company, sees bivalve farming as a way of cultivating seafood, building a community and carving a sustainable living out of the waters of Prince William Sound.
Kelp and bivalve farming are key components for reviving Indigenous sovereignty and sustainable ocean-based economies in Alaska, according to Dune Lankard, founder of the Native Conservancy.
While better known for its prolific salmon runs and historic fishing fleet, Cordova is now also becoming a hub of innovation in mariculture, with seaweed at the centre of a growing green economy.
Anup Kumar Sarmah is one of the most successful carp farmers in Assam – after a challenging start, within nine years he's grown his annual turnover to close to half a million dollars.
The waters surrounding Isla Margarita, off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, have become Latin America’s most productive seaweed farming region, largely thanks to three young enterprises, which are empowering smallholder farmers by providing a route to market.…
Alam Panchayat swapped a career as an urban chef with a chance to set up his own carp farm in Barguna, on the coast of Bangladesh, slowly growing a successful business, despite the challenges posed by extreme weather.
Kelp farming startup WildBlue Mariculture was founded by commercial fishers Amber Morris and Kory Blake in a bid to both diversify their incomes and have a positive impact on the planet.
Through community-led aquaculture, Indonesia’s Kampung Patin (Pangasius Village) has grown into a model of resilience – creating jobs across the value chain and proving that fish farming can lift an entire community out of poverty.
Ocean Fields Connection (OFC), a partnership of impact-oriented seaweed SMEs such as Ocean Farmers and Nosy Boraha Seaweed, works with more than 3,000 smallholder households across 50 coastal villages in Madagascar to produce, and find markets for, tens of tho…
Lorena Gamez, manager of El Pasito Afro-Agricultural and Tourism Association (ASOPASITO), aims to support and strengthen communities of both indigenous and African descent in Cesar, Colombia, through sustainable fish farming and rural community tourism.
Fabiane Almeida, founder of Aqua Viridi, is convinced that producing Amazonian algae can help tackle environmental challenges, increase food production and create employment opportunities in the heart of the rainforest.
Working with one of North America’s largest seaweed processors on one side, and a range of Alaska’s fledgling seaweed farmers on the other, Mothers of Millions is ensuring that growers have a market, while processors have a reliable supply.
Massive blooms of sargassum seaweed are choking Caribbean coastlines – threatening marine life, deterring tourism and damaging coastal economies – but where others see a threat, SOS Biotech is already turning the invasive species into valuable products.
