Why Demand For Seaweed Is About To Boom
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2020
- Seaweed is used in more than just sushi. It can be found in almond milk, baby food and lotion. Kelp is used in medicine, animal feed, fertilizer and even as a biofuel. That's why the commercial seaweed market size could surpass $85 billion by 2026, according to Global Market Insights. Seaweed farmer Bren Smith says all one needs to start in the business is $20,000, twenty acres and a boat, and that investment in a single seaweed farm can net up to $90,000 to $120,000 per year. Here’s why the global demand in seaweed is expected to boom in the coming years.
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If only there was a market for landweed. My garden would make me rich.
Many of the land weeds we consider a problem are good food sources themselves.If you're talking about a home garden you can add new flavors to your family diets by encouraging edible weeds to to grow as you seek to eliminate that non edible species. google edible weeds or edible wild mushrooms. for more information.
make moonshine from it
You can eat dandelion.
lol weed makes quite alot of money too. its just bad tho
horsetail is a weed where I live and I use it for my asthma.
Ima be a seaweed farmer. Get off my water!
Just practicing.
😂😂😂 love it
👏👏😂😂😁👍
lmao
Does this make you a pirate?
🤣
"I'm not an environmentalist in a traditional way" Actually you are, all environmentalist realize that humans can't live without the ecosystem. That's what makes them environmentalists. You don't have to smoke weed and grow out your hair to see that.
Beautifully said (: I’m glad people like him are taking on new frontiers for better climate and food production tomorrow.
I don't know who you were replying to but, I couldn't have said it simpler. Thank you for that comment!
Not yet, looking to the ideas pouring around humans will be able to do just that by the following inovation:
1. Cheap new energy source
2. Vertical farming.
3. Lab grown meat
EXACTLY!!!!
You don't have to, but it helps.
As a Korean Canadian, who primarily enjoys a Korean diet, I must say that I see some kind of seaweed on my dining table almost everyday. I love its taste and texture, and I am sure that there is a multitude of health benefits of incorporating such product into anyone's diet. Little did I know that the benefits of seaweed harvesting goes beyond the dining table. I hope the world over takes seaweed more seriously as a source of wellness, business opportunity, economic development and growth, and as a source of sustainable green energy alternative. Thanks cnbc for such an educational video.
I love seaweed from your country
How is your health?
All island nations right now: *"ooohh yeah, it's my time to shine"*
"my time to be colonized"
@@Doing_Time Make the British Empire great again
Philippines: +7000 islands
World: *Hmm.. INTERESTING*
@@vinceramcesoliveros6739 Someone in charge of those Philippine Islands has essentially already signed them away to China in abandoning the South China Sea Arbitration and in wooing China while alienating cooperation with US military forces in the region. I wouldn't be surprised if Hunter Biden's alleged $1.5 billion Chinese payout isn't dwarfed by those of another politician's kids'. China isn't going to let anyone else profit from those islands.
@@Doing_Time china and the philippines are not the only claimnants on those area. thought you should know that.
As an Asian you could eat rice with salt and seaweed only
Fact.
Sounds great to me. This Human body is not Asian though. Love seaweed, love whole grain rice 🌾
So I'm not an Asian than 😒
@@ranjanbiswas3233 You must be, since you don't know the difference between "than" and "then".
If you are Asian in America, you probably heard Americans saying 'ew that's gross' when you were eating some type of seaweed.
I hope that seaweed can be used responsibly and not abused like we have a tendency to do so often in many things that start out with good intentions but later turns into greed and corruption. Thank you seaweed farmers. Your efforts are much needed in a world as complicated as ours.
The "world" isn't complicated. A lot of people are just stupid and greedy.
That’s a very good point. We also shouldn’t overstate the uses or healthfulness of seaweed. We should base it all on evidence and make sure we’re being responsible.
Well, since seaweed has potential to be fuel, you can look at oil and gas to see where it can go
I use seaweed as a mulch twice a year for my gardens. Works amazing to grow monster plants. Edible veggies and herbs are all aided by the nutrients in seaweed. It holds moisture in the soil beds, too. And it's totally free, as long as you don't mind people looking at you oddly for gathering buckets of it on the beach.
This makes me wonder if composted seaweed would make for a good substrate for gourmet mushrooms.
I do the same.
@@xxxBradTxxx That’s quite a combo; seaweed and gourmet mushrooms are my favorite vegetables
I harvest the roasted seaweed in Costco every week 😄
Ikr
Cheaper at Aldi.
@@Doing_Time better at Costco lol
Hehe me 2. I love my seaweed
@@ke6gwf Might be true, but I never noticed. They're both more oil than seaweed. If you really want to bite into some seaweed, buy one of those vegan "fish filet"s made out of a big block of seaweed...about $7 to $10, but that is one juicy, fishy tasting block of seaweed.
Its about time you told us about Seaweed , and the fact that it produces air for us to breath . SAVE THE OCEANS !!
Haha no no, the environmentalists tell us air comes from trees. You are right but... well what do you know? ;)
65565
Breathe*
Not trying to crush your parade on environmental protection. But people have to realize, human are not the only consumer of oxygen, vast majority of the oxygen you breathe are not produced by seaweed, it’s from whatever oxygen producer near by human settlements.
@svenm sandity I agree. We need to fix the education system so people like you can use proper grammar and tell the difference between their, there and they're. And know when to use then as opposed to than.
Finally seaweed is getting recognition, it may not be as profitable as growing their land counterpart but it's honest work.
- Tegridy Farms
Tegridy is all we have and all we need my friend
That's a good thing...... if, Americans insist it's harvested sustainably.
I bet some biotech company will genetically alter seaweed to produce cannabinoids if this industry takes off.
@@xxxBradTxxx lol, I don't believe that's possible, or why they would attempt it. But, it would be cool.
@@sparkeyjones6261 they've already done it to yeast, so why not seaweed www.scientificamerican.com/article/rising-high-gm-yeast-generates-known-and-novel-marijuana-compounds/#:~:text=Researchers%20led%20by%20Jay%20Keasling,)%20and%20cannabidiol%20(CBD).
I'm curious -- land-based agriculture gave us monocultures of various crops, which then attracted certain pests, and gave rise to large outbreaks of pestilence. What kind of pestilence occurs with aquaculture? What kind of pests does seaweed-farming attract? When we modify the aquatic ecosystems by turning sections of the ocean into farmland, then what imbalancing effect will that have?
Think to much?
Like your input. Thinking of so much more now .
Nerd
Yes, you are right. It is still an eco system and monocrops attract pests. One is sea urchin, they feed on kelp and have wiped out whole kelp forests. I am sure there are others.
@@eb6195 yes but don't we eat sea urchin? so could be win win..
ok so how do I buy 10 acres of sea
I'll sell you my patch.
You dont need to you purchase land and with that land you make pools that house the seaweed.
@@thebeautifulones5436 you really have a patch? pm me. i might want it
I’ll sell you my patch but on one condition
I got a few acres in AZ if you're interested.
I love how CNBC says "A boat" like that isn't a 300k+ investment for a mossing rig
maybe cost of running is 30k total. no one out right buys a 300k boat
Sell your car.
The most likely people to start these farms are underworked fisherman who already have appropriate boats.
You could buy shares in Aquabounty instead.
That was my thought
In Korea, we eat quite frequently seaweed soup, especially when you gave birth.
That makes sense. The US Institute of Medicine recommends a daily intake of 150 micrograms of Iodine for adults, but 290 microggrams for breastfeeding women.
And birthdays
My family and I have been eating Dulse for years and years! It started as a childhood treat we got on vacations in Maine! Now, thankfully, I can order it anytime right off the internet. Thanks to all the seaweed farmers out there!
When we were kids growing up in new Brunswick we would pick dulse and dry it. We put it into lunch bags and sold it on the side of the road. Made good money and was fun. 🖐❤🇨🇦
Plenty of people have tried to awaken the US people about seaweed being a great food source. The inventor of the Spirulina company actually had goals of stoping starvation on Earth altogether, but it never happened. Maybe now is the time? People are more open to change & technology like electric cars have proven that.
I make a full time living at growing spirulina. The fresh paste form is the bomb. Nothing like the powder form. We supply it to the Alzheimer's folks in our area. Amazing to be able to make a living while helping people and the planet.
Yea.. And In Belize we been drinking seaweed for many years
I "had goals of stopping starvation on Earth altogether", but instead I got HiGH.
@Granpda Corey
It's a money making scheme.
Nothing more.
We Are Miles From Nowhere that explains the lack of disease in old people in japan
So first they say it can cost just 20k to start. Then they tell you that you need a processing plant, that will cost 1.3 million.
Yes lol I was surprised
Lol
You can grow it and then sell it to a processor, not every farmer needs to be able to process it as well, just as most wheat farmers don't have their own drying silos or flour mills.
And the owner of the processing plant buys your seaweed for cents per ton
I think for farming sewweed 20k and for making sewweed plant 1.3 million.
I love eating crispy salty seaweed from costco.
I've always been interested in gardening, and been thinking about this since I was a teenager, ever since I learned that there was seaweed based fertilizers. I come from a island country (Faroe Islands) with extremely clean and nutrient rich waters, that are continually replenished through the Gulf Stream. I'm studying molecular biology right now, and thinking about focusing my studies on different species of algea (including seaweed). :)
Hi Lemonz, very interested in what you're doing. I am currently studying biotechnology and biochemistry, and would love to get in touch with you about your interest in seaweed farm. I did my thesis on cyanobacteria, and I believe they share some similarities in that they are both photoautotrophic organism. Look forward to hearing back from ya!
Japanese have been eating/using seaweed since forever. I've been eating seaweed since mid 70's.
Up to this point it has seemed that it was healthy, but I'm concerned about the pollutants in the water that it is absorbing the same as the fish being unhealthy. It should be some studies being done on the absorption of pollutants from the water. I bet it's unhealthy for us at this point
@@Livetoeat171 Fish accrue contaminants in their flesh. The higher on food chain fish even more so. Seaweed doesn't. Contaminants are super diluted.
Korean recipes for seaweed are superior. You should check it out.
@@trex1448 Will definitely try
Seeweed is a great source of Iodine. Great for your health.
My thyroid glandulars also have kelp as an ingredient.
The Light why would you take table salt? Thats crap! Himalayan Salt is better. Plus, who the hell would take too much iodine? Ofcourse everything is on moderation.
DGC Castile mate. Just chill. Obviously u don’t have enough knowledge here. Lololololol.
@@dgccastile7680 in my family, we have hyperthyroidism. Just eating bread made with supplemental iodine or iodized salt can trigger our thyroids. Some forms of hyperthyroidism can be fatal (thyroid storm). Of course hypothyroidism is also bad, so everything in moderation
Tovey Cen lols really?! Maybe you’re the one who doesn’t know anything. Your response is one dumb sided!
I wish I could buy fresh, raw seaweed at my local grocery stores. I don't think it needs to be expensively processed. Just gather it, give it a quick cleaning, and sell it as a vegetable.
By the way, I appreciate this feature. The research behind it is incredible and the information is so well-presented.
For those who are familiar with the metric system:
At 0:12: "Just below the water, thousands of shellfish and hectares upon hectares of seaweed are growing."
At 1:44: "As for what it takes to farm seaweed, all you need is $20,000, 8.1 hectares of water and about a single seaweed farm can net up to $90,000 to $120,000 a year."
At 6:22: "There's a low barrier to entry because we grow things that don't swim away and you don't have to feed, the overhead is extremely low. It takes basically twenty to fifty thousand dollars, depending on the area to start a farm, you need a boat and 8.1 hectares to be up and running."
At 7:44: "For example, a processing plat costs about $1.3 million. That plant would allow a farmer to process 910,000 kilograms of seaweed (910 metric tons) a year."
At 9:44: "For example, the first ingredient in this moisturizer from La Mer is algae extract 56.7 grams of this lotion retails for $345."
At 11:30: "The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that seaweed biofuel can yield more energy per hectare than land crops, like corn."
Yeah, kinda lets the air out of the tires.
Thank you
@@areebamirza You're welcome!
@Marco Deo Because virtually all countries in the world use the metric system, and it is the international standard of measurement. The metric system is used in every field of occupation, including agriculture, healthcare, international trade, military, and science. Even NASA, the U.S. Military, and the U.S. Space Force use the metric system in astronomy, aeronautics, climatology, meteorology, space science, and space exploration.
@@alphaapple1375 No, only China controlled countries use the metric system.
I love the way these videos are structured. From the b-roll shots to the aound design, the interviews and voice overs. Its all put together so well every time, props to the editors
The lady commentating has a good strong voice,, pronounces every thing well and does not swallow any words .. no fumble just a clear pleasing "cadence" to listen to with excellent enunciation. So CNBC do engage her as much as you can she's a Godsend for hard of hearing folk. Also praise to the sound /audio guy
@TheClassicalSymphony Well ... You are perfectly entitled to disagree but if you suffered, even a little, from a hearing impairment then you would realise what gem this young lady is. I understood every single word she uttered without captions! This lady would make a great actress, TV anchor or radio show host. Watch a modern movie vs. 1950s one and see
This is so cool. Maybe the Navy should do this too and veterans would have the experience to start their own businesses.
I guess you missed the part where the guy says he has a waiting list of SIX THOUSAND PEOPLE.
Seaweed is great but don’t over do it. It’s bad when you over do anything.
Everything in moderation 😋😋😋👌👌👌
But we do need to do it a lot more. Overdoing livestock and farming like that, can be agreed to be far, far worse than over farming seaweed. We must be able to feed our growing population without destroying our planet.
I'd rather go overboard on seaweed then other snacks.
Americans over-do everything. It seems to be in the national character. For instance, products made from soy, like tofu. Americans somehow got it into their head that it was a healthy meat substitute, so we see some people eating it for every meal. In moderation, it's a healthy component of your diet. In excess, it has harmful effects.
Me with 1 million dollars
Google: "What are good seaweed farming companies to invest on"
Time for me to become a farmer !! Lived by the ocean all my life , never thought of farming it !
Good luck with bussines 😁
Honest this seems like a pretty good business to get into
@Marco Deo for the processing facility? yes, that's true, however large food companies and moving in that space and will building them out.
@Sadie J what do you mean? we farm more fish than we catch.
So uh, tell me. How did you manage to buy 10 acres of ocean, 1.5 million for a processing plant, and 20k to farm the seaweed itself? Something tell me that either you’re Jeff Bezos, or haven’t thought this through.
Wonderful. I like seeing some good news on the way. Future actually looks brighter with this segment. Thank you.
A decade ago Westerners were making fun of asians for consuming Seaweeds. Now they can't get enough and some have even started to say they were the pioneers.
だいたいそんな事ですね！
だから私はすかんの！😫
Hell, I'm in Arizona and I regularly ferment Nattō because it's the only food which is a good source of vitamin K2.
But you were just eating it. Had you even thought of any of these other uses?
@@anamarievivero7774 Mind translating that for us.
11:30 - Fuel from corn requires more energy to grow and refine than the fuel actually provides. It is a disastrous idea that is only enabled by subsidies. I would hope that algae fuel actually has a positive net energy.
Oil is king
I wish our pro "capitalist" government would quit subsidizing corn & other crops. It has had disastrous results. Now a previously nutritious food has become a harmful gmo modified, inflammatory food and has been made an ingredient of many processed foods.
@@eb6195 why is capitalism put in quotations? lol and the oil and Gas industry is way easier than this and that’s how we have been living since the first car was made. this takes more work but it’s not a bad idea at all.
This was my first job as a child, I used to go out with my friends dad on the boat and we would go rock weeding. Taking long metal rakes and scraping the sides of big rocks and put in the boat and then into nets
Did you sell it?
I'm itching to invest in seaweed farms now since I live in Indonesia 😂
i wish more and more indonesian fishermen know this opportunity
yow indonesia is good place for this type of business. what you waiting for ? go get the local.
Have you? If you have how has it been going and which companies did you invest in?
I hope everyone would get into this!
In East Asia this is very common.
A natural seaweed barrier between this farm and the ocean would do even more. Just plant it around your business. ❤ ~rome
I think you missed the part where seaweed accounts for 80% of oxygen supply not something you want to mess up.
So you've no notion or concern of the impact on the environment from everyone farming seaweed?
@tr a oh so let's do no impact assessments or use common sense, let's just use up all the resources and destroy habitats and figure it out later.
Seaweed is an important part of a diet.
"I see weed and I smoke it."
Lol
Well done ol' boy. Well done indeed.
Lmao
😅
Two thumbs up 👍👍
finally some news that gives me a little hope out of this crazy time
Voice from the future: it's gonna get crazier.
😂
Also Kelp or Brown Seaweed is rich in Iodine, used to treat thyroid conditions caused by nuclear fallout.
Ive grown up around the Oregon coast and ive always been facinated with seaweed and Kelp and all the benefits it can bring not only us, but our ecosystems biodiversity
I agree with all of it, except “biofuel”. Let’s be honest. Right now, we are nowhere near the technology needed to make biomass into reliable, usable, and efficient fuel. The potential is there, but for now it’s still basically sci-fi.
Turning to sustainable seafood is a very good solution to many problems, but not power or fuel yet.
I mean biofuels doesn't solve the issue of global warming, we can not pump any other greenhouse gas into the air. If we're going to use any liquid fuel, liquid hydrogen is what we should use.
We use electricity like solar roof solar city
@@DynamicHaze stfu
Blaze already on it
You are actually wrong. Look up Keith gasifier
Legends know that this is a REUPLOAD!
Yes it is
wow. i feel lied to
I’m glad they did! Missed it the first time, and it’s great info!
@@labadaba5088 why??
any link to the original?
I been using seaweed based foliar fertilizer for some time now. it works as a natural bio-stimulant, it's like a multivitamin for plants.
Finally, I see a mentioning of something I learned in high-school: Seaweed is responsible for most part of the oxygen produced on Earth. Many wrongfully attribute that to trees.
Hopefully, the industrial exploration of seaweed will not lead to other dangerous environmental impacts.
This was a nice HOPEFUL story! I REALLY needed one of these today
We need more of this change the world kinda videos! thanks!
Yay I love seaweed it’s one of my favorite snacks yes more people grow it!
I remember as a kid watching the huge ships off the coast making noise. When I asked what they were doing I was told the were harvesting kelp. I later learned about agar used to thicken toothpaste & paint.
Dr Sebi has made seaweed the THING to eat to promote healing.
where can one get sebi seaweed
This isn’t even new
I think the key word here is that it is done " responsibly".great segment, I hope this goes well for sea weed farmers, I like good news.
My favorite seaweed is the seagrape. It pops like caviar and it is soooo good
So does anyone know a Seaweed stock, in which i can invest in?
Thats the right question
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Everyone's all talking about planting more trees to take in carbon dioxide. I'm all for that, but when you think about the fact that the world is 70%+ ocean, seaweed can have a much greater impact.
Thank you for this video .
Great report. You enlightened me about this. I had no idea that seaweed could be farm with so many benefits.
I love seaweed .
Thank you for this documentary.🌺🌊🌴
Such an inspiring video. Even make me think about becoming a seaweed farmer :)
Soylent Green was supposed to be made from seaweed. Come to think of it, so was the food in Logan's Run.
naw man.. didn't you hear ? Soylent Green is PEOPLE !
They talked about it, yeah. The started and incubator space in LA and invited a bunch of people to come and brainstorm their way in to the green market. That started three years ago, I left a year and a half ago with all my proprietary research. As far as I hear now, they really don't have any true direction about that idea at this point. They seem rudderless.
Ah, I didn't know that Soylent Green was the name of something other than a B movie !
Soylent = soy + lentils. Hence the name.
Soylent Green is PEOPLE!
Humans: I love eating fish
2050: Well the fish are gone so say hello to plastic
Humans: what happened to the fish?
It's a serious question.
I am so interested from both as a consumer (was just looking for a new/modern recipe for seaweed salad. Then you tossed in info that makes my RN (scientific vs Nutritional mind kick in (thanks a lot.. this. was suppose to be about a recipe_ AS a RN nurse.. who knew.. I was just looking for a great recipe for fresh seaweed salad.. WOW.. I now have some very thoughtful thing to think about .
Very informative, thank you.
Vegans about to go diving for the seaweed 😂
they've been consuming seaweed before this video was even thought of. you're just late, try again.
@@RekkaKien3 vegans will end up eating grass 🤤😂
Meatheads eating meat to boost their egos 🤣🤣
@@RekkaKien3 triggered? Try again lol
No kidding. I'm all for it. I am vegan.
CNBC: "Hey we discovered this amazing thing that grows in the sea. We call it Seaweed."
Entire Oriental Community: "Am I joke to you?"
Ehhhh did you even watch the video?
Seaweed was part of the traditional diet of many coastal communities in Europe prior to contact with North America. For some, eating seaweed likely would not have been unfamiliar. It was often also traditionally used as fertilizer spread over fields in places such as coastal western Scotland.
I was always curious about why Westerners don't eat seaweeds. Did they cease their food tradition because of American foods?
Native Americans: “This is seaweed, we use it for food.
White People: “Thanks for the info, we’ll use it for gun powder and chemical warfare”
As if every people in the world hasn't engaged in warfare. Some just have more ingenuity than others. ;)
@@bonbon-wl8eo Killing people isn't really something to be proud of. Since you think you are special, I'll let you enjoy your stupidity.
@@samlsd9711 Great answer! 👍👍👍
@@samlsd9711 The unfortunate thing about war is how much progress and wealth it brings. Thus a cycle begins. If only more of that could be driven without killing people. But that is the nature war.
But lets look at the flipside. Go and be angry. The one who is more technologically advanced and innovative at warfare tactics are the one who will conquer. The Romans are a great example of an empire that lasted centuries and collapsed due to several variables. And the Romans are a constant study to compare to and build upon modern civilization. No one likes being conquered. War Sucks. But you are also wrong. Depending on the culture, killing people is something to be proud of.
Murder is shameful. Surviving war and decimating the enemy is another story. In almost every culture that has ever conducted war, this is the case. WARrior mentality.
@@Mionikoi
"The unfortunate thing about war is how much progress and weatlh it brings". To whom?
Please point us to an economic theory, study, white paper or book that supports your deprivation.
Put sea aside, you must be on some kind of weed.
You're nothing more than a neocon being a poor apologist for war. Go talk to the vets. You puff your chest like dodgers-in-chief Pompeo and Trump. Go to a live war theatre and then come back and talk to us.
I'm literally watching this while binge-eating sushi seaweed
go vegan
I am vegetarian actually
great info. Thanks!
My favorite food since childhood!
I already eat this as nori, wakame, and kombu kelp.
Oishii desu-yo!
Great!
Now increase your level of consumption by 95% while simultaneously convincing the rest of the world to do the same, and well be in business!
I’m completely and totally addicted to seaweed.
Doe Hiden I go to the beach and grab it & snack on it when it washes up. Just kidding, I eat the ones that come in snack packs like chips.
I’m having seaweed salad now while watching. What a life!
Where do you get that?
@@bluebird5100 asian market, they have the dehydrated seaweed and also fresh ones. Season with your own recipe!
This needs to be grown allover our planet, She can't take another hit for humankind we need to start giving back and this can do that.
I add it to my fertilizer mix!
Very nice this opportunity, gives some hope! ☺️
I've never been so proud of a plant before :)
Very inspiring. Another way to revive our coastal areas responsibly
Lots and lots of animals depend on seaweed and i feel that’s not going to be respected when demand spikes
No worries
They grow real fast and everywhere
It's good thing they'r e farming them and not harvesting them from the wild.
@championchap
I'm not really 100% sure about the impact of seaweed farming but from what I've seen so far , the environmental impact is minimal (almost non existent) as they do not need to destroy existing biome to construct up the farms ( they're basically floating pontoons) nor do they employ fertiliser or pesticides. In fact from what I've hear they actually help improve the health of the existing ecosystem as the seaweed and structure creates additional habitat for marine life.
If you put this idea like land farm that create deforestation, its not the same. You will not chopped down anything in the ocean, instead providing shelter for the small fishes and the growth rate of the seaweed is amazingly fast. I more worry about the plastic that "dumped" in the ocean. This is also, i think, will give solution for over fishing that accelerate of extinction of some species.
It's not the same. Farming in land destroys habitats, while in sea, it creates them. I'll gladly consume more of farmed shellfish and seaweed and buy cultured pearls, if it helps the planet
there are lots of sea kelp on the beach here in southern California during low tide
You can legally harvest 10 or so pounds a day. I always grab a clump to use as fertilizer.
Missed opportunity, the title should've been "Why Demand For Seaweed Is About To *_Bloom"_*
Seaweeds are also highly effective at reducing methane in the digestive systems of cows when added to the diet, which might help resolve the conundrum of unsustainable beef farming.
The Demand for Seaweed may be growing, but Japan has been dumping over 200 Tons of Nuclear Contaminated Wastewater into the Pacific Daily since 2011, what will that contamination do to Pacific Seaweed??
That’s what I was wondering when I listened... does it absorb the toxic pollution? It seems like it would.
I imagine less than wild Pacific salmon which are not kept in one location while the salmon migrate and are far more likely to become radiated. That said I certainly don't recommend eating aquaculture salmon since they are currently farmed in in ways that are neither healthy for the environment, the wild fish or your diet.
@@shellystewart2302 They do, but you can buy seaweed that comes from around Maine. Just always be careful to check the company and where their farms are before you buy.
don't eat Pacific sardines
Well if it's for fuel the contaminates won't matter as much. Everything is connected on this planet, air, soil and water contaminates all intermingle in one way or another through leaching, evaporation and rain fall, we're never really safe from contaminates. At least making a change will reduce these contaminates and cleanup the planet. It took 150 years to build up the infrastructure we have now, it will take the same for a greener future, we should have started 70 years ago when we knew there was going to be a problem. Denying the fact the problem exists is the killer and Trump kills everything he touches.
Seewed farm's sounds interesting.
I live far from the sea but I buy seaweed and cook it with my rice or pasta every time now. It is so nice to get lots of chlorophyll without going through large plastic tubs of spinach and lettuce!
Since it is dry, it lasts forever too! Quick boil with some pasta and voila, no salt needed! it is pre seasoned and pre veggied! So fantastically cheap, delcious and nutritious too! I love all kinds of seaweed! Kelp, Alaria, Dulse, Spirulina, Chlorella... My kids love it too now. I am so glad to see this story getting more press
I am glad farming and harvesting seaweed are helping our earth...😊 i love seaweed.
If it sounds like it's too good to be true it probably is. This is becoming quite an industry however they have not studied whether the kelp is actually healthy or not. The oceans are filled with pollutants and it's very unhealthy to eat fish from the ocean, much less eating something that absorbs the water and I'm sure pollutants as well. There needs to be studies. Yes, people have been eating it for centuries, however the oceans were not as polluted as they are today...I'm holding out until I see a study on it.
Why do I feel like I'm watching an advertisement?
Exactly
It is a solution 4 our planet right now, people involve in it deserve free advertisements!
@@augustinefaithdefender if you fill the top of the oceans with algaes then you'll get a ice age..fking hippies.
@@TheIcyhydra Not with the rate of humans pumping out CO2 and other greenhouse gases.
@@theoheinrich529 you don't know the CO2 condensation rate into carbonic acid and the rate at which this carbonic acid would be absorbed by the algaes.
Fascinating! Would love to see soy production reduced. It's unhealthy unless fermented.
Shout out to tahu and tempe
Wonderful video. Thank you.
Mate CNBC has a story about everything!! my fav channel
It reminds me of that mad scientist who fed kelp to Jimmy, Sheen, and Carl with mutagens added.
Americans: looks like the Pacific needs freedom
Underrated comment
LOL America already own more then half of the pacific ocean the usa basically own the sea between Hawaii to japan
Good job CNBC, i really like your CZcams channel, you guys produce very informative videos
5 star review on Kelp!
I'm wondering what the negative effects of the mass production of seaweed will be.
If the mass production of seaweed makes imbalance in marine life, then it is the negative effect. Once the damage is done, it is far difficult to restore the same habitat.
I'm on that seamoss time 💪🏿
I live in SE Asia and spiced seaweed has gotta be the best thing ever.
Seaweed is DELICIOUS ... esp when seasoned 😍🥰
True!
Me: *continues eating seaweed while watching*
Sure, just like only “extra” and “left over” corn is used for biofuels & gas additives... in reality it competes for supply and with the help of subsidies and mandates raises the price of everything corn related, including meat.
Less than 1% of corn produced is for human consumption as corn. The subsidies have just given it an unfair advantage as animal feed, ethanol production, bioplastic production, and megatons of corn syrup. Add in economies of scale, and it makes it hard to outcompete even if you have a crop that is superior in every way.
Getting rid of the subsidies is step 1 to allowing more innovative and environmentally-friendly products to take its place. Until then, it is too entrenched for change to come as fast as we need it.
Seaweed is an organic fertilizer that contains potassium and many other nutrients combined with fish emulsion it's a great complete fertilizer. I've been using it for years in my nursery and pistachio orchard.
Everyone needs to watch two movies. Logan's Run and Soylent Green.