Amazon Entering Into World of Seaweed With North Sea Farm 1

Online retail giant Amazon is entering into the world of mariculture. The company announced last month that they are funding the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines.
Project North Sea Farm 1 will be located off the coast of the Netherlands. A grant will allow a 10-hectare seaweed farm to be constructed. This farm is expected to produce at least 6,000kg of fresh seaweed in its first year.
While farming seaweed is nothing new, what’s unique about this project is the location.
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