Ocean Rainforest

We had the pleasure of hosting Mārtiņš Lastovskis as an intern at Ocean Rainforest from May to June. His positive work attitude and eagerness to contribute were greatly appreciated throughout his time with us. As Mārtiņša approaches the completion of his master's degree, he is excited to pursue a PhD to further his research in #seaweed and contribute to saving our blue planet. We look forward to continuing our connection and collaboration in the future!

Happy 4th of July to our American friends and collaborators! We are honored to work closely with you in the blue bioeconomy, advancing research, development, and the commercial use of cultivated seaweed as a sustainable biomass for the future. A big thank you to the U.S. Embassy in the Kingdom of Denmark for inviting us to celebrate Independence Day and for the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Leventhal. #IndependenceDay

NEWS FROM SANTA BARBARA, CA: We are pleased to announce that our Director of California Operations, Eliza Harrison, has been awarded a scholarship to pursue a graduate degree at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business. Eliza has been with Ocean Rainforest for over seven years, starting as an intern and progressing to co-lead our California operations. She played a key role in securing the first federal waters permit exclusively for seaweed aquaculture in the United States. We extend our best wishes to Eliza as she embarks on this new chapter and look forward to maintaining our connection with her. There is no doubt she will continue to be a leader and steward of the environment! As Eliza transitions to business school, we welcome Doug Bush as the new Director of California Operations. Doug brings over 20 years of experience in aquaculture and working with #giantkelp in the Santa Barbara Channel. His primary mission will be to support the transition of Ocean Rainforest activities in the US from a research and development focus to commercial processing and product offerings for the North American market. We are confident that Doug’s expertise will be invaluable as we move forward. #OceanRainforest #Leadership #Aquaculture #Seaweed #Aquaculture #CaliforniaOperations #NorthAmericanMarket

🌊 The Seagriculture Conference EU 2024 was held in #Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, from June 18-20! 🌍 Under the theme "Bridging Continents," the conference united 224 delegates from 25 countries, representing over 123 companies and institutions. The global interest in #seaweed was evident as participants engaged in discussions, networking, and knowledge sharing. 🌱🌐 The event kicked off with a site visit to our operations on land and in the ocean, offering delegates an up-close look at seaweed cultivation and harvesting at our exposed site in #Gøta, as well as our production and hatchery facilities. Scenic drives and beautiful weather added to the experience. 🚤🏞️ We are incredibly grateful for the positive feedback from our visitors and extend a huge kudos to our staff for their remarkable effort in planning and executing the logistics. 👏 From June 19-20, the conference featured five plenary sessions, two panel discussions, and the new Seaweed Elevator Pitches. Nearly 50 speakers, including international experts from DG MARE, Fermentationexperts , BASF, Unilever, Cargill, and FutureFeed, provided diverse perspectives on seaweed farming, innovations, markets, investments and regulations. 🎤🌿 As the exclusive event sponsors, Ocean Rainforest was thrilled to welcome delegates to the Faroe Islands and showcase our advancements over the past 10 years. We believe the future lies beneath the waves. 🌊 Our mission at Ocean Rainforest is to improve people's well-being and make a unique contribution to our blue planet. Seagriculture EU 2024 was a fantastic opportunity to bridge continents through science, innovation, expertise, funding, and markets. 🌍🔬💡 #sutainable #regenerative #cultivation #bioeconomy

Jóhanna Alberg and Floor Marsman had great presentations at the Seagriculture Conference in the Faroe Islands today.

The #Nordic House in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, is the venue for the Seagriculture Conference kicked off today!

Exiting days ahead....

On this World Ocean Day 2024 we are pleased to share a video produced by ARPA-E about our cultivation efforts in federal waters, offshore Santa Barbara, California. Check out this clip to learn more about our mission: https://lnkd.in/e8Z6TKbW. #worldoceanday #seaweed #sustainable #oceanfarming #bluebioeconomy #kelp

We are enjoying the visit from Danish pig farmers at our processing plant and cultivation site in the Faroe Islands. Lots of good talks about the health benefits provided by fermented #seaweed (S. latissima) in the #EP199 feed product from European Protein

The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Horizon Europe funded project, SeaMark, was held this week. It is a great pleasure to serve as the project coordinator for such an outstanding consortium, which includes 25 partners from industry, research institutions, and universities. We are now halfway through our ambitious goal of producing 12 innovative #seaweed-based products. Significant progress has been made, as evidenced by the 23 deliverable reports completed in the first 18 months of the project. While some of the information remains sensitive, other findings will be available to those interested in seaweed-based market applications. Stay tuned for more updates by following us at www.seamark.eu and https://lnkd.in/est2adeX. Thank you to all the partners: Fermentationexperts ALGAIA Blue Resource / Sjókovin CNRS Wageningen University & Research DTU - Technical University of Denmark OCEANIUM University of Galway Utrecht University ALGAplus Production and Trading of Seaweed and Derived Products S.A. SIRPUTIS Lund University Nofima ALGOLESKO Aalborg University Aarhus University Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen Ruitenberg Ingredients B.V. Vattenfall Lerøy Seafood Group ASA Carlsberg Group Aventure AB Matís Iceland SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG #horizoneurope