Invited keynote: Swansea University, Colledge of Science

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Sea vegetables, sea
veggies, sea veg
rebranding macroscopic,
multicellular, marine algae
Dr Sara Barrento | Biosciences,
Swansea University, UK 24 Feb 17

2. Wales, Laverbread country

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19 Nov, 2015

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Moroccan Gelidium
stocks were being
overharvested by
throngs of beach-
combers in search of
‘red gold’

5. FAO, 2016. The state of world fisheries and aquaculture
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
9%
1980
91% Fisheries
2014
44 %

6. Farming of
seaweeds
surpassed wild
harvest in tonnage
40 years ago

7. FARMING
96%
Today

8. East
FARMING
96%

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​ Hydrocolloid production
​ Agar
​ Alginate
​κ-Carrageenan &
ί- carrageenan
Red algae
Brown algae

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Picture by Dr Sara Barrento, Lombok

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Picture by Dr Sara Barrento, Lombok

12. East
FARMING
West
HARVESTING CATCH UP
The drivers:
Biofuels
IMTA

13. MacroBiocrude
EPSRC-UK
Prof. Kevin Flynn
Dr Sara Barrento
Fleuriane Fernandes
Dr Caludio Fuentes Grunewald

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Aims: To produce
seaweeds for renewable
feedstotocks using
innovative technology
pipeline 2013 to 2018

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Picture by Fleuriane Fernandes
Growth and seasonality
Species strain selection
Ecosystem Services

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Picture by Fleuriane Fernandes
Seed banks are needed
Barrento et al.(2016). Algae Research.

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Picture by Dr Sara Barrento
Using the farm as a
multi purpose platform
To grow oysters,
mussels, etc.

20. KESS PhD: Jessica Knoop
Supervisors: Dr John Griffin
Dr Sara Barrento
Harvest time of year
Harvesting method
?

22. Traceable supply chain ?Fisheries accredited and regulated

23. ​Dr Sara Barrento
​s.i.barrento@swansea.ac.uk
​Swansea University
​Biosciences Department
thank you