Encouraging coastal communities to engage with seaweed aquaculture March 22, 2021
A new guide is encouraging coastal communities to consider the the potential impacts – both positive and negative – of seaweed aquaculture sites in their local areas. The guide – which was commissioned by the Scottish charity, the Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) – warns against “significant risks if the industry is allowed to expand without taking sufficient account of the potential effects on marine ecosystems or the consequences for other legitimate uses of the marine environment”.