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Jun 17, 2026
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Seaweed farming offers climate benefits, but regulatory gaps pose risks
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A Tofino resident picks up seaweed with a wheelbarrow on South Chesterman Beach in Tofino, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keven Drews
Seaweed farming offers climate benefits, but regulatory gaps pose risks
Published: June 17, 2026 11.26am EDT
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From sea lettuce adorning tidal pools and bull kelp left in windrows at the high tide line to towering underwater forests of giant kelp providing refuge and food for countless species, British Columbia’s seaweeds are both ubiquitously prominent along shorelines as well as hidden from sight in the deep.
With iconic species like sal…
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