Seaweed Highlights

Welcome Ewoud, our new Offshore Test Site Manager!

17/01/2025 - Weโ€™re pleased to welcome Ewoud Visser, who joined our team in January. With 30 years of experience in dredging and offshore operations, Ewoud brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Alongside this role, he continues his work at Doggerland Offshore, where he works as a marine- and offshore troubleshooter. Known as a โ€˜handyman at sea,โ€™ Ewoud has successfully managed complex offshore projects, including ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐š ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ #1 where he coordinated the installation of the worldโ€™s first offshore seaweed farm within a wind farm. Ewoud also provides contracting and consultancy services to address a variety of challenges in demanding marine environments.

Vacancy Senior Consultant & Business Development Manager

16/01/2025 - Are you ready to drive innovation in an emerging sustainable sector? North Sea Farmers is looking for a Senior Consultant & Business Development Manager to help shape the future of the European seaweed industry.

Meet Paul, our new Communications Advisor

16/01/2025 - We're pleased to welcome Paul Einerhand to the North Sea Farmers team as our new Communications Advisor! Paul brings a wealth of experience and energy to the role and he'll be focusing on enhancing the visibility of North Sea Farmers and strengthen the impact of our mission in the growing seaweed sector. Feel free to reach out to Paul to connect, exchange ideas, or explore opportunities to collaborate in driving the seaweed sector forward!

Your Well introduces organic wakame at ekoplaza

09/01/2025 - We're delighted to share exciting news from one of our members, Your Well! They've launched a new product under their Salterra brand.

North Sea Farm 1 - Phase 2 completed

09/01/2025 - Before the holidays began, we focused our efforts on getting North Sea Farm #1 up and running. Early on a Sunday morning, we started preparing the nets by sowing them with the seaweed seeder to ensure they were ready for transport. Once they were ready, the nets were moved to the NSF-1 seaweed farm within the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm.

Vacancy: Senior Consultant & Business Development Manager

09/01/2025 - Would you like to play a key role in this innovative sector? Do you like to develop innovative solutions for an emerging sustainable industry. Do you really want to find out how to make things work based on facts and trial evidence? Do you get energy from setting-up win-win propositions for stakeholders? Do you thrive with developing and managing these collaborations to push the seaweed sector forward? Then this is your chance!

Welcome aboard Searo Labs - member interview

17/10/2024 - In this Onboarding interview, Searo Labs share their journey to develop sustainable, seaweed-based alternatives to traditional materials such as paper and plastic. By tapping into the ocean's resources, they aim to reduce reliance on land-based crops and create innovative products that contribute to a circular economy. Discover how Searo Labs is working with the North Sea Farmers network to promote sustainable growth and share expertise in bioplastics.

A milestone event for the seaweed industry - North Sea Seaweed 24

10/10/2024 - On 3 October 2024, over 250 people gathered at De Pier in Scheveningen for the annual North Sea Seaweed conference. It was an inspiring day of insight, collaboration and innovation, all focused on attracting market players.

North Sea Farm #1 officially launched!

24/09/2024 - Today we officially launched the world's first commercial seaweed farm between offshore wind turbines; North Sea Farm 1! The event attracted a lot of media attention and we're excited about the potential impact of this project on sustainable seaweed farming and climate action.

Welcome aboard Noriware - Member Interview

05/09/2024 - I started working with seaweed three years ago. When I found out that itโ€™s a super-fast growing and renewable resource that also supports natural ecosystems, I immediately saw the potential. The idea that we could make plastic alternatives that are 100% biodegradable made it a no-brainer for me. So, I quickly prioritized building a company around this topic, even while finishing my studies, which I completed last April. Now, weโ€™re a team of seven, expected to grow to ten by the end of the year.