Quick Key Facts
- Seaweed isn’t the name of one plant, but the term used for thousands of species of marine plants and algae and distinguished by three main categories: red, green and brown.
- Researchers say that sea species produce around 70% of the world’s oxygen, which includes phytoplankton, kelp and algal plankton.
- Seaweed plays an integral role in absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, storing roughly 200 million tons of carbon each year, making it integral for climate change adaptation.
- In terms of climate change mitigation efforts, seaweed is also being used as a feed additive to help reduce methane emitted from livestock.
- Seaweed reduces pollution. With its ability to absorb toxins, it can be used to treat wastewater as well as reduce harmful nutrient pollution in waterways from agriculture and sewage runoff. Research also shows that seaweed can help reverse ocean…
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