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Projects (Seaweed Learning Community)

An overview of our consortium projects within the NWO-KIC funding for Aquatic Food Production

Sea Futures

SEA FUTURES investigates the potential of seaweed as a regenerative and nutritional resource, integrating biological science, sustainability research, and artistic engagement. While seaweed provides ecological benefits and health-promoting compounds, its adoption in Western diets remains limited. This seed project aims to build new interdisciplinary connections and generate foundational knowledge to support broader food system transitions.

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SeaSolv

An innovative and environmental-friendly technique using deep eutectic solvents (DESs) will be developed for a multiproduct biorefinery of seaweeds. The project will focus on the development and optimization of the process by knowing and controlling the interaction DES-seaweed and DES-product. Therefore, the combination of pre-treatments-extraction/fractionation- final product properties for the selected macroalgal biomass will be investigated. The techno-functional properties of the extracted products for food applications will be determined and a techno-economic evaluation of the optimal process at manufacturing scale will be provided. SeaSolv

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SeaSeeds

Seaweeds are a promising though barely exploited source of biomass and proteins. Small scale cultivation trials show that large and variable detachment of seaweeds results in inefficient and unpredictable cultivation with high economic risks and an unknown impact on marine ecology. Consequently, the sector fails to attract investments, which complicates the upscaling required for profitability. We will improve attachment of sugar kelp, study the consequences of large scale seaweed culture on the marine ecology and create business models for Dutch seaweed. Our efforts will yield economic opportunities in, and societal awareness for the transition towards a sustainable blue economy. SeaSeeds

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From Sea to Society (FS2S)

There is urgent need for an alternative, sustainable, efficient protein production chain. We will initiate a marine, efficient, sustainable low trophic aquaculture (LTA) chain, based on biomass from combined seaweed-mussel cultivation. Social innovation and creation of value along the protein production chain form the key goals of the project. They are supported by breakthroughs in the natural sciences, such as selective breeding of sterile seaweeds, innovative biorefinery of seaweed biomass and insight in the carrying capacity of the natural marine ecosystem. The knowledge and skills gained will be integrated in the FS2S learning community, that will ensure the LTA continuity. FS2S

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FloatingFuture

The Floating Future project is investigating the possibilities of large-scale floating developments as a possible addition to the present-day toolbox of coastal engineering. Floating settlements provide space and at the same time, the water can be used for other purposes. A floating foundation adapts to the changing water level, making it resilient to sea level rise, and can be relocated if needed. Floating Future

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CircAqua

CircAqua will contribute knowledge for a new Blue Food Vision and Strategy for upscaling Low trophic offshore aquaculture in the North. The knowledge created will help revise the North Sea 2050 Spatial Agenda and provide a vision for biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning to 2120. The results of our research will also contribute to an improved understanding of carrying capacity and innovation governance for offshore food production. CircAqua

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