SSIA Conference 2020
‘Kickstarting the Seaweed Economy’
What are the practical barriers to growth and how do we overcome them?
Tues, February 18th 2020
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Conference Dinner
Tues, February 18th 2020 - 7:30pm - Cuan Mor, Oban
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Workshops at Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS)
Weds, February 19th 2020
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1
Welcome
Opening remarks from Walter Speirs and Councillor Roddy McCuish
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Cultivation
Haik van Exel - Hortimare - Seeding for success - enabling farmers in the Blue Economy
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Bert Groenendaal - AtSea Nova: Towards Industrial Scale Seaweed Cultivation
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Dr Zalina Dzhatieva - Argyll & Bute Council: Feasibility of Seaweed Farming in Argyll & Bute and Emergent Opportunities.
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Processing
Sigurbjord Danielsdottir - Founder and CEO of SjøBørg AS: Macroalgae as Health Food from a Norwegian Perspective.
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Andy Wilkinson - Oceanium: Sustainable Seaweed Processing at Scale - the Challenges and Opportunities
Dr Will Munro - Food Standards Scotland: Food regulation and the seaweed industry.
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Funding
Pierre Erwes - Founder, BioMarine: Financing the Blue Economy.
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Antoine Erwes - General Manager, International Blue Cooperative: Scaling up the Commercial Seaweed Sector.
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Regulation
Dr Tracey Begg – Marine Sustainability Manager, Scottish Natural Heritage: SNH Wild Seaweed Hand Harvesting Guidance.
David Pratt – Marine Scotland: Update on Progress of the Seaweed Review Group.
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Closing Summary
Alex Adrian - Crown Estate Scotland
