We’ve been talking with seaweed researchers and entrepreneurs in New Zealand and globally to explore the viability of blue carbon methodology for seaweed production. In the absence of a verified method or market anywhere in the world to monetise blue carbon and nutrient credits from seaweed, we are looking at the potential of establishing a fund as a bespoke ‘environmental subsidy’ for future GreenWave Aotearoa farmers. The goal of the fund would be to provide financial support for regenerative ocean farmers to scale their practices, while incentivising climate impact, water quality and biodiversity data reporting.

We’ve been talking with seaweed researchers and entrepreneurs in New Zealand and globally to explore the viability of blue carbon methodology for seaweed production. In the absence of a verified method or market anywhere in the world to monetise blue carbon and nutrient credits from seaweed, we are looking at the potential of establishing a fund as a bespoke ‘environmental subsidy’ for future GreenWave Aotearoa farmers. The goal of the fund would be to provide financial support for regenerative ocean farmers to scale their practices, while incentivising climate impact, water quality and biodiversity data reporting.