#4: The Seaweed Academy with Rhianna Rees – Everything you need to know to get started in the Seaweed Industry today.
Description
In an episode entirely dedicated to newcomers to the seaweed industry, I talk to Rhianna Rees, Seaweed Academy Coordinator at SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science). Rhianna’s full bio can be found below.
Whether you want to become a seaweed entrepreneur, you’re thinking about getting started as a seaweed farmer, a researcher or maybe an investor, this episode is probably for you.
Rhianna takes me through of all the steps involved with cultivating and processing seaweed, from the initial considerations (before you even get started), all the way to transforming fresh seaweed into a sustainable product:
What is the Seaweed Academy and who is it for
Key business consideration before getting started
Barriers to entry
Licensing
Farm design and site selection
Nursery & Deployment
Cultivation and Harvest
Processing
Economics
Routes to market
Product development
The result is a great introduction and an ideal place to start if you are beginning of your exploration into the seaweed industry.
Useful Links:
The Seaweed Academy's website
Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) website
Rhianna Rees on Linkedin
Rhianna’s bio:
Seaweed researcher, passionate about the growth and expansion of the seaweed industry and its role in a rapidly developing blue economy. Author of the thesis 'seaweed is sexy: the consumption and utilisation of seaweed throughout British history and the marketing that surrounds it', with specific expertise in seaweed history and challenges in marketing.
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