Processing raw kelp to obtain shelf-stability

在当今发达世界，气候变化和粮食安全受到极大关注。随着我们的地球及其人口的演变，人们重新强调可以与陆地和海洋生态系统和谐相处的粮食生产。海藻种植是一个价值60亿美元的全球产业，它采用积极的气候方法，检查了许多归因于创新的、类似植物的替代蛋白质生产的盒子。NSERC正在支持北岛学院（NIC）与不列颠哥伦比亚省最大的海藻水产养殖公司Cascadia Seaweed Corp.（CSC）合作，绘制从海藻在初级加工设施降落到准备运往二级加工的价值流。该项目将侧重于初步加工，以确定用生生物质开发耐储存海藻产品的设备、方法和配方。CSC将在温哥华岛的一个新的食品中心设施使用研究结果，并将使北美其他准备利用这种新的创新食品的海藻农民和加工商受益。建设加拿大的海藻种植部门将带来数千吨的食物，可持续和有意义的工作，并为我们的沿海社区注入急需的收入。 欲了解更多信息，请联系NIC应用研究、技术和创新中心经理Naomi Tabata（naomi. nic.bc.ca）或Cascadia Seaweed通信和参与经理Erin Bremner-Mitchell（erin@cascadiaweed.com）。

In today's developed world there is significant attention focused on climate change and food security. As our planet and its population evolves, there is a new emphasis on food production that can be delivered in harmony with terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Seaweed cultivation, a US$6 billion global industry, checks many of the boxes ascribed to innovative, plant-like alternative protein production using a climate positive approach. NSERC is supporting North Island College (NIC) to work with Cascadia Seaweed Corp. (CSC), the largest seaweed aquaculture company in British Columbia, to map the value stream from the time seaweed is landed at a primary processing facility until it is ready for shipment to secondary processing. The project will focus on preliminary processing to identify equipment, methodology, and formulation for developing shelf-stable seaweed products out of raw biomass. Results will be used by CSC at a new Food Hub facility on Vancouver Island, and will benefit other seaweed farmers and processors poised to exploit this new and innovative food product in North America. Building Canada's seaweed cultivation sector will result in thousands of tonnes of food, sustainable and meaningful jobs, and a much-needed revenue injection into our coastal communities. For more information please contact Naomi Tabata, Manager of NIC's Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation (naomi.tabata@nic.bc.ca) or Erin Bremner-Mitchell, Manager of Communications and Engagement at Cascadia Seaweed (erin@cascadiaseaweed.com).