Seaweed Forecast
Explore the future prospects of the seaweed sector
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The future of the Blue Economy will be shaped by several global transformations, with the ocean playing a key role in enabling more sustainable food and energy systems. Seaweed can play a key part in these transformations.
The Seaweed Forecast provides an objective, most-likely view of the future of seaweed to 2050. We provide estimates of future demand and production volumes. Direct food consumption and food additives will remain the most important uses of seaweed. The industry will be impacted by climate change but will mitigate the most severe consequences by adaptation strategies like selective breeding. The report highlights the significant uncertainty surrounding official production statistics, underscoring the need for supply chain traceability. The report also provides novel insights into the potential synergies between seaweed production and offshore wind.