Seaweed Farming

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Sector

Aquaculture

Manager

Tristan Le Goff, M. Sc.

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Seaweed Farming

Shellfish Farming Fish Farming Bio-food Product Development Industrial Processing Methods Bioresources and Biotechnology Fisheries Technology Fisheries Diversification

Description

At Merinov, we work closely with seaweed farmers and harvesters to develop solutions that optinize operation and enhance production. Our experts support this industry in many ways to produce high-quality algae using sustainable and environmentally friendly methods.

Since an estimated 8% of global production comes from harvesting and 92% from cultivation, our algae farming expertise center meets an important need in the aquaculture industry. Whether it’s to help with production, diversification, or creating value, our team is working on solutions to help the industry innovate. In collaboration with other experts at

Merinov, we are developing projects to ensure that for every kilogram of algae produced, a maximum amount is used to reduce losses and increase profits.

In addition, our experts are actively working to find solutions to many cultivation issues that could impact seaweed production. Environmental monitoring allows us to watch for invasive species that could endanger the health of seaweed.

Services

Development, tailoring, mechanization and automation of cultivation processes
Improvement of culture yields
Investigation of culture yield
Domestication of new species
Selection, evaluation and environmental monitoring of marine culture sites
Bioeconomic analyses
Assistance to obtain Canadian and international certifications
Referral to other centres of expertise

Our assets

Mobile hatchery technology
Extensive wet labs and seedbank development
High technology for mapping seaweed beds
Improvement of reproduction, nursery and farming methods
Engineering to optimize handling at every steps
Development of new species
Product development (food market, cosmetics, else)
Semi industrial processing plant (Dryer, packer, extruder, bleaching, cleaner etc) to run experiments
Reforestation and IMTA technologies
Extraction of high value molecules and by product development
Lab for seaweed composition characterization and nutrition fact composition