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

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