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SCOTTISH SEAWEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Join the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association for their Annual Conference in Oban on 18th February.

SPEAKERS CONFIRMED TO DATE:

Job Schipper: Seaweed cultivation in The Faroes, Norway, Holland and Spain.

Bert Groenendaal: Towards Industrial Scale Seaweed Cultivation

Dr Zalina Dzhatieva - Argyll & Bute Council: Feasibility of Seaweed Farming in Argyll & Bute and Emergent Opportunities.

Sigurbjorg Danielsdottir - Founder and CEO of SjøBørg AS: Macroalgae as Health Food from a Norwegian Perspective.

Will Munro - Food Standards Scotland: Update on Regulations relating to Seaweed and Seaweed Products.

Pierre Erwes - Founder, BioMarine: Financing the Blue Economy

Antoine Erwes - General Manager, International Blue Cooperative: Scaling up The Commercial Seaweed Sector

Dr Tracey Begg – Marine Sustainability Manager, Scottish Natural Heritage: SNH Wild Seaweed Hand Harvesting Guidance

David Pratt – Marine Scotland: Update on Progress of the Scottish Government Seaweed Review Group.

Alex Adrian – Crown Estate Scotland: Closing Summary.