An Australian innovation for seaweed biofilters to help protect the Great Barrier Reef is drawing attention at Davos 2021 this week as one of the top global innovations for protecting oceans. 11 innovations protecting life below water – and above it | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
This year marks Australia’s first harvests of commercial-grade, farmed ocean seaweeds – the first in September, the second in November. Both harvests, in Tasmania, have occurred under the auspices of the Seaweed Solutions Cooperative Research Centres Project (CRC-P), funded through the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
Jo Kelly is a Bribie Islander on a mission to build a world class seaweed industry in Queensland to regenerate oceans and create good jobs in coastal communities. Jo was recently awarded a Myer Innovation Fellowship, a prestigious award that goes to only three each year. The Myer Innovation Fellowships support the development of breakthrough solutions to Australia’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.
