Scientists have discovered kelp off the coast of Scotland, Ireland and France that has survived since the last ice age, around 16,000 years ago. Experts from Heriot-Watt University’s Orkney campus…
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A matter of life and algae: exploring the potential of seaweed
Thursday, February 13th, 2020Seaweed has long been a staple of Scotland, used not just for food but also as fertiliser, and now algae could hold the key for scientific innovation, carbon capture and…
A cry for kelp: why Scotland’s green future could be blue
Tuesday, January 21st, 2020“If you take one square metre of seaweed, of kelp forest, it will capture five times more carbon than any land forest,” says visionary marine geologist Pierre Erwes. The kelp…
Seaweed and kelp farming changing fortunes in Alaska
Thursday, June 20th, 2019Growing awareness of the climate crisis and a shift to plant-based diets have turned kelp farming into a thriving industry. While farmers in much of the US spend the late…
MBL claim kelp harvesting ‘entirely sustainable’
Monday, November 19th, 2018
Traditional seaweed hand harvesting image © BBC News Backers of a controversial plan to harvest kelp off the Scottish coast have said it could support a £300m industry. The...
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Sir David Attenborough demands MSPs protect kelp
Friday, October 26th, 2018
Kelp Forest Image © Richard Shucksmith for SNH, Flickr Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has insisted it is “absolutely imperative” that action is taken to protect kelp in Scotland’s...
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Big company plan to harvest kelp makes waves
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
Ailsa McLellan dons her wellies and waterproofs and heads to the seaweed-covered shoreline near her home in Leckmelm outside Ullapool. Around her, there is nothing for company but the mountainous...
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Kelp dredging proposal criticised by Scottish conservationists
Tuesday, August 28th, 2018
Kelp bed, Richard Shucksmith © SNH A proposal to mechanically dredge kelp forests off the coast of Scotland has led to an outcry from conservationists, who say it would...
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Who cares about eelgrass?
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
This blog article from Untamed Science takes a look at the threats to aquatic plants, and restoration efforts underway to save Zostera marina, or eelgrass. For a little underwater plant,...
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Richard Lilley: Help us put seagrass meadows on the map
Monday, June 11th, 2018
In Scotland we are lucky. Our beautiful nation is blessed with a wealth of productive coastal habitats that provision us with some of the best seafood on the planet. Our...
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