From Science to Sea: Kelp Farming in Aotearoa NZ

Past Event Details

This webinar will spotlight the emerging rimurimu-seaweed sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, highlight important advancements in hatchery and farm production of local species, including Ecklonia radiata, and illuminate the challenges and opportunities for moving beyond pilot-scale production.

This webinar will be co-hosted by Kendall Barbery of GreenWave, a U.S.-based non-profit with a mission to train and support regenerative ocean farmers, and Rebecca Barclay-Cameron of Greenwave Aotearoa, a New Zealand-based non-profit reviving the mauri | life force and vitality of the ocean and coastal communities through regenerative ocean farming.

Additional speakers include

Cameron Inskeep – Projects Strategy Lead at EnviroStrat, lead author of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Seaweed Sector Framework and lead on the Greenwave Aotearoa pilot

Laurie Beamish – Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Commercial Fisherman and Chief Executive of Ngāi Tai, Maraetai and member of the steering group for Greenwave Aotearoa

Dr. Rebecca Lawton – Senior Lecturer in Marine Science and Aquaculture at the University of Waikato

Lucas Evans – CEO of Premium Seas and collaborator on the Greenwave Aotearoa pilot

Ryan Marchington – Aquaculture Operations Lead at Greenwave Aotearoa

Participants will be invited to ask questions and share insights during a facilitated Q&A session after the presentations have concluded.