SEAWEED COMMONS • 2022
The impacts on ocean ecosystems of monocropping marine plants in North America are unknown. To allow seaweed aquaculture at the scale some companies are proposing without due scientific process to assess the potential impacts, is to conduct a massive experiment on our coastlines. Therefore, we, the undersigned, insist that policy-makers take a precautionary approach to the development of the seaweed aquaculture industry in order to protect wild seaweed populations, coastal ecosystems and the welfare of coastal communities.