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Ensuring environmental safety – necessary monitoring practices for seaweed cultivation and harvesting in the Baltic Sea

Details

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversityObjective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquacultureObjective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries
Lighthouse
Baltic basin
Sector
Marine living resources
Topic(s)
Aquatic plants and algaeBlue biotechnologiesBlue economy entrepreneurship
Type of action
Evidence-based knowledge and data and/or access provision to knowledge and data
Type of knowledge output
Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Solution owner
Safe Seaweed Coalition
Country
Germany

Description

This report outlines essential monitoring practices for seaweed cultivation and harvesting in the Baltic Sea. It explores the conditions under which cultivation occurs in the Baltic Sea and provides suggestions that take into account the environmental limitations of the region. The report also identifies the necessary procedures and monitoring practices required to initiate a seaweed farm in the Baltic Sea. Lastly, it assesses the impact of such cultivations on the environment and the potential positive effects on local ecosystems.

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