Roadmap to sustainably develop the European seaweed industry

• DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5200388/v1
• Publication Date: 2025-03-12T12:06:47Z
• Authors: Alexander Jueterbock; Bernardo Duarte; Ricardo Melo; Hindertje Hoarau-...; Karin Wigger; Christian Bruckner; Annelise Chapman; Delin Duan; Aschwin Engelen; Clement Gauci; Griffin Hill; Zi-Min Hu; Prabhat Khanal; Ananya Khatei; Amy Mackintosh; Heidi Meland; Anne M.L. Nilsen; Leonore Olsen; Ralf Rautenberger; Henning Reiss; Jie Zhang

Abstract How to build a sustainable seaweed industry is important in Europe’s quest to produce 8 million tons of seaweed by 2030. Interviews with industry representatives suggest that business models focused only on financial gain would fail. As a team of interdisciplinary experts, we offer a roadmap that satisfies the increasing demand for sustainable practices by leveraging synergies with existing industries as the European seaweed industry develops beyond experimental cultivation.