Climate Change Mitigation as a Co-Benefit of Seaweed Farming

Carbon sequestration, when greenhouse gases are kept out of the atmosphere for significant periods of time, is needed to address climate change. In addition to producing a useful food and feed product and improving ocean health, farmed seaweed can contribute to sequestration efforts. Sequestration rates underneath farms vary by location, composition of sediment, and farm yield but are greater than in sediments without a seaweed farm.