Regen Ocean Farms

Develop a pilot model for sustainable seaweed farming to enhance traditional know-how through biotechnological applications.

The Regen ocean farms project

CONTEXT AND MAIN ISSUES

Seaweed farming is an agricultural technique that, when practiced by small-scale farmers, enhances the ecosystem services provided by marine life: carbon sinks, deacidification, depollution, economic development, etc.

On Brazil’s northeastern coasts, this approach helps to regenerate marine ecosystems, creating economic value while preserving traditional know-how and avoiding the switch to high-impact fishing methods.

OBJECTIVE

Structuring an artisanal seaweed production chain to regenerate ecosystems and coastal socio-economic activity.

METHOD

The project aims to structure an artisanal seaweed production chain in a coastal marine reserve in northeastern Brazil, benefiting 650 families, and thus avoid rural exodus and the switch to impact fishing methods. The project aims to structure an artisanal seaweed production chain in a coastal marine reserve in northeastern Brazil, benefiting 650 families and thus avoiding rural exodus and the switch to impact fishing methods.

This multi-disciplinary approach combines traditional algaculture techniques with biotechnological innovations to create an integrated and balanced system with the marine environment.

HOW IS THIS PROJECT INNOVATIVE?

Regen Ocean Farms innovates by revitalizing traditional Brazilian seaweed farming with modern biotechnological processes to restore Brazil’s coastal ecosystems. By promoting economic development while preserving ecosystems, this project offers an innovative and desirable approach to marine conservation, and promises a sustainable balance in the use of coastal resources.