Nick Hill

Co-founder & CEO Coast 4C: Sustainably harvesting a billion $ opportunity for Communities + Conservation + Climate + Commerce. All opinions my own

[Conservation Intl @ConservationOrg]

In the past decade, seaweed production has boomed as researchers and investors eye its climate potential. Yet alongside seaweed’s promise, there are pitfalls. @ConservationOrg Ventures investee @coast4c is working to change that. https://t.co/wd4TycbkCV

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

WHY do we do #regenerative #seaweed #aquaculture? The answer is in the 4Cs. One is #Conservation. #Sharks are under huge threat. If they go the whole #bluefood system we ALL depend on collapses. Seaweed can help restore the ocean-but ONLY if done right. Which is one of our WHYs.

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

How can we support #OceanConservation and adapt when disaster comes knocking at our front door?🌀
In this #InvestingForOceanImpact episode, we hear how @ConservationOrg Ventures and @Coast4C did exactly that following super typhoon Odette.
👉https://t.co/1ZiiCaKRjx

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Hear from our co-founder @nickaohill and investor @GracieGW on this episode of the wonderful #InvestingForOceanImpact podcast!

[Nick Hill @nickaohill]

@HeatherKoldewey This is a great reminder that we should never underestimate the social and cultural values of livelihoods - often bigger (or at least equal) drivers of behaviour than economic value. Those seeking to "modernise" the #seaweed industry and #conserve the #ocean should take note!

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

"Farming seaweeds is like looking for what you don't have in life. If you are stressed because of family and kids, you can go to your farm and you can find joy, especially when your seaweeds are growing well...". 'Magic Marge' sums up her love for seaweed farming!

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Excited to have shipped 24,750kg of #seaweed over the weekend! Much of this was trapped following super typhoon #Odette and has now been freed, allowing us to continue investing in #regenerative seaweed practices to #rebuild #livelihoods of those most affected by Odette

[Nick Hill @nickaohill]

Plenty of time to pick up some wild #seaweed and #urchin for lunch on the boat whilst we're out searching for wild Kappaphycus breeding stock with our advisor and collaborator Prof Maikee. Seafood at its best....

[Nick Hill @nickaohill]

Wonderful to be back in the Philippines FINALLY, and #thankyou to @GracieGW and Jennifer for your time and energy discussing how to build a #sustainable and #inclusive #seaweed industry!

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Great to take a "deep dive" (excuse pun!) into #seaweed farming with our key investor @ConservationOrg Ventures and key client @Cargill #RedSeaweedPromise in our Bohol sites - wonderful to talk #sustainable seaweed, #inclusive #business and #Odette recovery and livelihood rebuild

[Nick Hill @nickaohill]

@seaweed_first @coast4c I really enjoyed participating in a panel on Seaweed Around the Clock 2022 to discuss #community engagement models - thank you @seaweed_first! #SATC22 @mwanizanzibar

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

We are honoured to have been selected as winner of the #BlueEconomy Initiative Award at the Island Innovation Awards! #Thankyou to @IslandsInnovate, @ClintonGlobal and everyone involved for celebrating this amazing set of diverse projects for the 12 awards! #OceanOptimism

[Heather Koldewey @HeatherKoldewey]

Fish are amazing - especially #seahorses!
Fun to feature in sharing these extraordinary fishy facts and a conservation message with @NatGeo featuring @projectseahorse @ZSLMarine and @coast4c. Saving seahorses helps save the seas.

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

How seahorses are a fish but also so un-fish-like - awesome interview with our board member, founder of @projectseahorse and NatGeo Explorer @HeatherKoldewey, also covering our value chain for end-of-life fishing nets https://t.co/334Ucn48NJ via @NatGeo. @ECONYL @InterfaceInc

[UpLink @WEFUpLink]

Our Ocean Innovator, @coast4c, has recently secured a $500,000 investment from Conservation International Ventures LLC.

They will continue to provide sustainable livelihoods to coastal communities in the Philippines through seaweed farming.

Learn more: https://t.co/qjM5h7FG8S

[The Sustainable Markets Initiative @TheSMI]

@coast4c helps local fishing communities in the Philippines learn how to farm and sell seaweed; a vital ingredient in food and cosmetics as well as bioplastics. This helps them become more resilient to climate change, restore the marine ecosystem and lock carbon in the ocean.

[UpLink @WEFUpLink]

This start-up is turning fishers into climate champions by using the latest tech and rewarding them for using regenerative methods.

Learn more about Blue Food Innovator @coast4c here: https://t.co/y16QNOJdOk

[Friends of Ocean Action @FriendsofOcean]

Our #BlueFood Challenge with @WEFUpLink identified technology innovators with promising ideas for aquatic food solutions. Stop by @FriendsofOcean virtual booth at #ADBHealthyOceans Forum to learn more about Fishbee and @Coast4c! 🐟🌱🌊 https://t.co/k1fdTWuYHZ #OceanAction #SDG14+

[Coast 4C @coast4c]

Whilst we have been entirely focused on catastrophic Supertyphoon Rai (#Odette) in the Philippines (more on that soon), great paper from our Blue Carbon Research Associate @whereisklara. Odette highlights the urgency to increase #mangrove #regeneration of abandoned coastal lands

[Clare Duncan @whereisklara]

Our new paper just out in @FrontiersIn models potential ROI of #mangrove #bluecarbon projects under assisted & natural regeneration...

with Jurgenne Primavera, @nickaohill, Dom Wodehouse (@MangroveProject) & @HeatherKoldewey.

https://t.co/AAhbXP8qC0

[IUCN Ocean Team @IucnOcean]

In the Philippines, @Coast4C saw an opportunity to align seaweed farming with Marine Protected Areas – improving local livelihoods and biodiversity. Nick Hill explains how in our podcast #InvestingForOceanImpact:
https://t.co/o18Xqpk4pL
@OfficialZSL @WEFUpLink @IUCN @IUCNAsia