Steven Hermans

Pure Algae’s bioremediation technology is designed to turn excess emissions into a financially attractive proposition for recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) farms. With several setups operational in labs and production containers across Europe,…

Land-based seaweed cultivation is widely regarded as being too expensive in Europe, but by reducing costs and capitalising on growing demand from food companies Seaweedland’s founder is determined to…

Startup Blusink is pioneering the sinking of substrates to help restore rhodolith beds, in a bid to capture carbon and improve marine biodiversity.

Nick Shell, co-founder of Halophilic Marine Agriculture, who is pioneering the aquaculture of Salicornia using marine hydroponics in disused Vietnamese shrimp ponds, believes that the saline plant…

Shrimp farming in Vietnam is challenged by both low profitability and environmental degradation. CK, founder of Rongbient, wants to improve both sides of this equation with the help of a new model…

One of the early advocates of the Philippines’ smallholder seaweed farming industry, Iain Neish, has launched a new project in a bid to breathe new life into the sector.

The province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines was once ground zero for tropical seaweed cultivation, and the industry remains its economic lifeline to this day. Five decades after its inception,…

The kelp farms of Kodiak are now ready to expand, if buyers - and the necessary processing infrastructure to serve them - emerge on time.

Pond farming of Gracilaria seaweeds has seen steady growth in Indonesia over the past 30 years. While demand continues to grow, both seaweed farmers and upstream processors are aware that methods…

While there are still a number of challenges to overcome, a number of innovators in the Philippines believe that cultivating Ulva has long term potential at a time when diversification of the…

Sea6 Energy has the ambition to transform seaweed markets through radical improvements in cultivation techniques. The vision is big, and bringing that vision to life takes time, according to chief…

Seadling, which is based in Malaysian Borneo, sees fermenting seaweed for pet food ingredients as the first step towards unlocking greater value from tropical macroalgae.