BLUE GROWTH START-UP IN ESTONIA SEAWEED & MUSSEL INNOVATION · blue growth start-up in estonia seaweed & mussel innovation mart mere vormsi agar oÜ founder and co-owner vormsi island

BLUE GROWTH START-UP IN ESTONIA

SEAWEED & MUSSEL INNOVATION

MART MERE

VORMSI AGAR OÜFOUNDER AND CO-OWNER

VORMSI ISLAND

ESTONIA

15TH JUNE 1219

WORLD’S LARGEST LOOSE –LYING RED MACROALGAL COMMUNITY DOMINATED BY FURCELLARIA LUMBRICALIS AND COCCOTYLUS TRUNCATUS

WELL KEPT AND MANAGED RESOURCE BY THE STATE

CONTROLLED QUOTA FOR ECONOMIC USAGE

WHAT’S SPECIAL IN ESTONIA?

Kassari Bay – colorcode for Furcellaria lumbricalisbiomass (g/m2).

• (A) Furcellaria

lumbricalis

• (B) Coccotylus

truncatus

FIRST SEAFARMERS IN ESTONIA

FIRST EVER SEAFARMING AREA GRANTED BY STATE –35KM2

FIRST BLUE GROWTH COMPANY IN ESTONIA

SEAWEED FARM DESIGN AND TESTING

REPLICATION OF NATURAL CONDITIONS

NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR FURCELLARAN PRODUCTION – HIGH QUALITY

NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PHYCOERYTHRIN EXTRACTION

WHO ARE WE?

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Fertilizers

Cellulose

Gellingpolysaccharides

Protein pigments-Phycoerythrin

TWO YEAR TESTING OF FARMING TECHNOLOGY

FARMING TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS:

ESTONIAN MERINE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF TARTU,

TALLINN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, NORDSHELL, MINISTRY

OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF

AGRICULTURE

EXTRACTION (FURCELLARAN, PHYCOERYTHRIN)

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS:

TALLINN UNIVERSITY, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

WHAT’S DONE

IS IT POSSIBLE?

SALINITY?

REMOVING FOOTSTEP FOR GOVERNMENT

FULL SUPPORT FROM MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

IF SUCCESSFUL – GOVERNMENT FINANCING

TESTING ONGOING – PARTNERING NORDSHELL

MUSSELS

FUTURE

THANK YOU!

QUESTIONS

MART MERE

VORMSI AGAR OÜ

[email protected]

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