GRASS: Growing Macroalgae Sustainably in the Baltic Sea

Seaweed for Future

Macroalgae production is an upcoming sector for growing biomass for producing food, consumables such as plastics and energy without competing for arable land, depleting fresh water and using non-renewable fertiliser. However, the sector is still in its infancy in the Baltic Sea Region and there is a lack of in-depth and wide-spread knowledge on the potential benefits of macroalgae production. To deal with this challenge, GRASS aims to raise awareness and build capacity on macroalgae cultivation, harvesting and use among public authorities and other relevant stakeholders across the region. Public authorities, ministries, planning regions and counties play a crucial role in promoting macroalgae as they are the main legislative bodies that also control much of national and regional funding.

Featured Article

A scientific paper on considerations of macroalgae cultivation in MSP based on some of the GoA 3.1 results has now been published in the MDPI Journal "Sustainability". The article can be accessed here: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/13888


GRASS Outputs

  • Lead Partner

    Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 

    Contact person: Fredrik Gröndahl

    phone: +46.8.790 61 58 
    email: fgro(at)kth.se 

  • Project Partners

    • University of Tartu
    • Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
    • National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (NMFRI) 
    • University of Turku
    • Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology (LIAE) 
    • SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG
    • Republic of Estonia Ministry of the Environment
    • Kurzeme Planning Region
    • Uppsala University
    • Interregional charitable public organization "Biologists for nature conservation"
  • Associated Partners

    The Municipality of Guldborgsund

    Est-Agar AS

    Republic of Estonia Ministry of Rural Affairs

    The Regional Council of Southwest Finland

    The Finnish Ministry of the Environment

    Centre for Economic Development, Transport and Environment

    The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

    The Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment

    Algoritm Ltd.

    The Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation of Poland

    Competence Network Aquaculture of the federal state Schleswig-Holstein

    John Nurminen Foundation

    Liepaja University

    Maritime Office in Gdynia

    POLICY AREA INNOVATION

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