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Danielle Gallagher 5/6/24 Danielle Gallagher 5/6/24

Barriers to Irish seaweed industry development

Ann Ruddy 4/30/24 Ann Ruddy 4/30/24

Navigating the Seaweed Economy in a United Ireland

C-FAARER Team 3/16/24 C-FAARER Team 3/16/24

Shaping the Future of Ireland's Seaweed Farming Industry

C-FAARER Team 2/12/24 C-FAARER Team 2/12/24

Sargassum Seaweed in Ireland

C-FAARER Team 1/29/24 C-FAARER Team 1/29/24

History of Irish Seaweed

C-FAARER Team 11/21/23 C-FAARER Team 11/21/23

Mapping Needs and Challenges to Harvest Hope in Ireland’s Ocean Farming Landscape

This blog post delves into the outcomes of a stakeholder workshop held at Trinity College Dublin. The workshop, attended by ocean farmers, producers and processors, focused on identifying challenges, needs and hopes involved in creating an Irish cluster.

C-FAARER Team 11/21/23 C-FAARER Team 11/21/23

C-FAARER Unites Key Players to Forge Ireland's First Ocean Farming Cluster

Together with 20 stakeholders along the ocean farming value chain, we brainstormed about creating an Irish Cluster to support the transition towards community-driven sustainable business models. To get the ideas flowing, we invited Justin Davis from Câr-Y-Môr and Heidi Meland from the Norwegian Seaweed Association to share their best practices. There was a lot of engagement and interaction. The workshop was a huge success!