EnviroStrat Chief Executive Dr Nigel Bradly co-led the National Seaweed Sector Framework alongside Cawthron Institute. Published in 2022, the Framework identified regulatory barriers, access to wild seaweed for aquaculture broodstock and commercially focused research as key priorities.
Four years on, challenges remain, but new opportunities are emerging, particularly through trans-Tasman collaboration.
The next step requires ambition, commercial discipline and a willingness to work together. Shared infrastructure, coordinated research, investment and stronger connections between growers, processors, product developers and international markets will be essential.
New Zealand has done much of the hard work to prove what's possible. Now we need to build on that progress and create an industry that can compete internationally.
Read the full opinion piece, written by EnviroStrat's Alison Smith, in the Waikato Times: ⬇️ The Waikato Times
The seaweed breakthrough is here: Now can NZ cash in?
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