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The Future of Seaweed Processing?
New Opportunities The Scottish seaweed sector is growing, yet processing remains one of the biggest challenges to scaling up production....
Scotland Seaweed
Jan 303 min read
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Seaweed for food: Culinary Cosmopolitanism or Rediscovery?
By Rhianna Rees The 2023 SSIA conference Lunch: sourdough flatbread, celeriac roulade, charred beetroot and seaweed zaatar; seaweed...
Scotland Seaweed
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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The SSIA Turns 10: A Decade of Growth and Challenges
By Rhianna Rees Established in Oban in 2014, the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association (SSIA) emerged from a coalition of organisations...
Scotland Seaweed
Aug 28, 20244 min read
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Seagriculture in the Faroes
By Rhianna Rees This year's Seagriculture EU conference was located in the Faroe Islands, a direct flight from Edinburgh and an unlikely...
Scotland Seaweed
Jun 28, 20244 min read
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Fucus on Flavour: How Seaweed Stole the Show at the Ballymaloe Food Festival
By Rhianna Rees Earlier this year I went to Cork for the first time for the much-anticipated 5th Seaweed4Health conference. The...
Scotland Seaweed
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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The Blue Economy in Scotland: Unveiling the Power of the Seaweed Sector
By Rhianna Rees The mesmerizing coastline of Scotland stretches for miles, exemplifying the azure waters of the North Sea and the...
Scotland Seaweed
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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Seagriculture EU 2023
By Rhianna Rees This year I was able to attend the Seagriculture EU conference with the help of SAIC’s travel grant. As usual, the...
Scotland Seaweed
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Seaweed Licensing in Scotland
By Rhianna Rees As I sit down to write about the licensing issues facing the seaweed sector in Scotland, I am reminded of Bill Bryson's...
Scotland Seaweed
Jun 7, 20232 min read
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Eco Cascade Launch
Rhianna Rees The launch of Eco Cascade, a CIC, working on alleviating a major bottleneck is a huge step in the right direction. Every...
Scotland Seaweed
May 23, 20232 min read
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Seaweed in South Korea
By Stevie Jarron Stevie Jarron, one of the SSIA Directors travelled to South Korea, in an industry exchange tour, organised and funded by...
Scotland Seaweed
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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Seaweed: The Superhero Solution to the Phosphorus Crisis
Hey there fellow seaweed lovers! Today we're focusing on a crisis that's affecting our planet's health and the future of our food...
Scotland Seaweed
Mar 1, 20235 min read
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New Appointment
The Scottish Seaweed Industry Association is delighted to announce the appointment of Rhianna Rees as its first Business Development...
Scotland Seaweed
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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