BalticSeaSafe

BalticSeaSafe will raise awareness on environmental benefits and risks of algae cultivation in the Baltic Sea region, especially in matters of biohazard. In the last 10 years, Baltic Sea Region actors incl. politicians, authorities, entrepreneurs, consumers are very much preoccupied with eutrophication and future measures to improve environmental status of the Baltic Sea. Although seaweed has a very green and safe image, it is important to secure that the assumptions are valid and build on fact-checked decision making. In the next 5 years, direction of the search will develop expectations and a vision for algae sector in the region and thereby bullet-proofing algae benefits, incl. at scale, is an important milestone on the way to the market.
BalticSeaSafe will also build capacities among policy makers in suggesting a fair unified and coherent licensing regulation reflecting the real risks and also industry’s needs. Currently, licensing for setting up new farms is an important barrier for algae investors and entrepreneurs. A new standardised licensing process can effectively unlock investments in algae, by including algae in the maritime spatial plans and allocating areas suitable for algae farming, and also develop a process that is robust, fair, functional and effective