What is stopping seaweed moving from pilot to profit?
The ANZSA Policy Symposium 2026 brought together government officials, industry operators, researchers, iwi entities, and NGOs to ask one question: what is stopping seaweed moving from pilot to profit?
$70M+ has been invested in the sector since 2018. Commercial products are on shelves. Researchers have moved out of labs and into companies. These foundations demonstrate how real the opportunity is for seaweed to be a significant driver of coastal economies in Aotearoa’s near-term future.
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