North Island College will establish a Seaweed Innovation Hub thanks to over $880K in funding from the Government of Canada. The hub will advance BC’s sustainable seaweed industry with a seaweed seed bank, mobile processing unit, and testing for seaweed dehydration and food processing technologies. It will also help small-scale producers to improve their operations and adopt innovations. “Seaweed presents unique opportunities for both social and economic innovation,” said NIC President Lisa Domae. “This project will help accelerate the Canadian seaweed sector by addressing community and industry needs, driving innovation and advancing NIC’s leadership in the blue economy with the potential for global impact.” The investment is part of a $1.1M investment from PacifiCan.
