A Cry for Kelp

By Nic Woodhams

A podcast series that delves deep into the seaweed industry through interviews with its movers and shakers - be they entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, farmers, scientists or enthusiasts.

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The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

A Cry for Kelp episodes:

January 01, 2023 Bren Smith from Green Wave
It feels like we're very much still at the birth of the seaweed industry, in the west at least and a lot of issues still need to be overcome, how do we make sure as solutions are found, we move in the right direction though? I had the pleasure of talking to Bren Smith who's been at the heart of the seaweed industry for over 10 years to discuss the framework we need for moving from a community of passion to a community of purpose
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41min
November 25, 2022 Georg Baunach from Hatch
Getting financing for seaweed projects is tough with a lot of time taken up applying for public money that often require match funding. Georg and the team at HATCH are experienced in advising and investing in the aquaculture space so how do they view opportunities in the seaweed industry?
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37min
November 18, 2022 Changing the narrative around seaweed with photographer Oriana Poindexter
To most people seaweed is an ugly, smelly organism that clogs up our beaches, Oriana Poindexter is beginning to change this narrative with her stunning photographs, cyanotypes and art installations
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32min
October 28, 2022 Wave Crooks of Seagrown
Seaweed farming is a tough job, processing seaweed is is a tough job, making and selling seaweed products are tough jobs. Wave Crooks and the team at Seagrown are doing all of that whilst also educating people about seaweed in his local community in the north of England. Is this vertically integrated model the future of seaweed businesses?
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32min
October 07, 2022 Samantha Deane from The Kelp Forest Foundation
The second half of my conversation with Samantha Deane talking about how the Kelp Forest Foundation quantify the positive biodiversity impact of growing kelp
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24min
September 30, 2022 Samantha Deane from The Kelp Forest Foundation
Quantifying the positive biodiversity impact of growing kelp is fundamental to it being considered a genuine ocean based solution to climate change and that's the job of the Kelp Forest Foundation
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30min
September 03, 2022 Valentin Pitiot of Kelp Blue
How can we sequester carbon and create great seaweed based products at the same time? Surely the carbon gets recycled not captured? Well Valentin Pitiot talks to me about Kelp Blue's plans to do both off the coast of Namibia
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31min
August 14, 2022 Mid Season Recap
We're half way through this first season of A Cry for Kelp so I wanted to briefly recap what we've learnt so far and tell you what we're going to learn in the next half of the season
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4min
July 29, 2022 Alex Adrian of Crown Estate Scotland
As the first five episodes have shown the right seaweed policy is fundamental to the growth of the industry. So I spoke with Alex Adrian of Crown Estate Scotland about what they are looking for to give the go ahead to new seaweed farms
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33min
June 29, 2022 Pierre Paslier of NOTPLA
I talk with Pierre Paslier co-founder of NOTPLA about how they are using seaweed to create the sustainable packaging of the future.
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37min

FAQs about A Cry for Kelp:

How many episodes does A Cry for Kelp have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.