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February newsletter is out! 🤗

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🗞️ Our next newsletter will evaluate how remote sensing technologies can help farmers improve the impact of their seaweed farms.

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We all heard the phrase "we're all in the same boat," but the truth is that we're not.

This article shows how communities in Lombok Indonesia are coping with rising seas and that, despite all efforts, the community alone can't overcome the challenges.

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The issue of plastic pollution starts way before the beach!

During the BioMarine bioplastic workshop in Monaco we discussed how ocean plastic can become bankable by vertically integrating them in the supply chain, strengthening EPR and including coastal communities.

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This article talks about the role of kelp in the reproductive cycle of herring!

Kelp forests can harbor wildlife and act as a marine nursery for numerous species, but the balance relies on ensuring that enough biomass remain in the water. https://t.co/eJox7R8Fjs

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A UNDP report explains how the blue economy can transform insular economies, with coastal communities play a key role in managing local marine resources.

Sargassum's various applications can help Caribbean islands to reduce their dependency on continental economies.

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Ever heard of tropical kelp?

A research uncovered a kelp forest off the coast of the Galápagos Islands.

This widely ignored kelp was growing in tropical waters at depths going up to 50 m!

This reminds us how much of the oceans remains to be explored!

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Nutrient pollution caused by human activity is just as big of a concern as #carbon.

This study analyzed how Alaria Marginata & Saccharina Latissima can soak up excess nitrogen and contribute to cleaning waters near coastal communities.

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Nutrient pollution caused by human activity is just as big of a concern as #carbon.

This study analyzed how Alaria Marginata & Saccharina Latissima can soak up excess nitrogen and contribute to cleaning waters near coastal communities.

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[7/7] The consequences are rising conflict between coastal communities and illegal #seaweed harvesters.

Read more about this in the report: https://t.co/qMxsdBdhwp

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[1/7]📚The mismanagement of #seaweed resources has a direct consequence on #coastalcommunities.

A #report by investigative journalists in #Peru on how poor regulatory frameworks coupled with strong market demand from Asian clients for local seaweed species is:

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[6/7]💰 Transforming #economiccrisis as wealth concentrated in illegal market, not in #coastalcommunities

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[4/4] We explore the social impact of different #seaweed cultivation methods in today's #newsletter ✉️

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[1/4] 🌱 Seaweed is more than a simple #crop:

It plays a fundamental role in shaping the livelihoods of #coastalcommunities. Traditional #seaweed harvesters draw upon intergenerational knowledge to preserve this valuable resource.

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[3/4] Can the scaling of #seaweed production be reconciled with the needs of coastal communities? A framework like the Social Licence to Operate (#SLO) may be a key to building decentralized regulatory practices that place coastal communities at the core of seaweed #policy.