The Southland Aquaculture Working Group has welcomed calls for a national seaweed sector group and governance framework to claim a share of the US$14 billion industry. The Southland Aquaculture Working Group's Ken Swinney welcomed the report as another part of the wider aquaculture opportunity for Southland. READ MORE:* Southland is growing into a centre for aquaculture excellence* CH4 Global nets $4.45m to harvest seaweed in Southland* Southland aquaculture industry granted $8m loan from Provincial Growth Fund“Ministers and government agencies have all said that Southland will be at the forefront of aquaculture development over the next five years or more,” he said, adding that seaweed farming would be a part of the innovation already taking place in the region. A company called CH4 Global was trialing seaweed farming at Big Glory Bay on Stewart Island, he said. Supplied CH4 Global is successfully growing seaweed at a former oyster farm off Stewart Island after discovering how to trigger spore release.

Source: Stuff September 20, 2021 03:22 UTC