ISC PROJECTS

The research focus of the Irish Seaweed Centre is on applied phycology and is multidisciplinary in nature incorporating, biology,  biotechnology, and marketing. The Centre uses R&D of seaweed to promote and develop the use of seaweeds in a general sense, while acting as a liasing body between the seaweed industry and research institutions and other universities. Main areas of research of the Irish Seaweed Centre are: Mariculture of novel seaweed species, seaweeds for human food, fine chemicals for cosmetics, harvesting and resource management, biomedicine, enzyme bioscreening and bioremediation.

Below a list of some of the projects run by the ISC

NEW PROJECTS (2005-2006)

• SEASURF (EU 5th Framework CRAFT project)
• Enzyme screening in macroalgae (MI post-doctoral fellowship)
• Iodine content, chemical composition and mechanisms of control of iodide uptake and efflux by Laminaria (MI post-doctoral fellowship)
• Marine algae as a novel, sustainable organic supplement in fish feed for salmonid aquaculture
• Strategic Review of the Feasibility of Seaweed Aquaculture
• Review of sustainable kelp harvesting
• Commercial cultivation of Carrageen Moss ( Chondrus crispus); a novel species for aquaculture
• Seaweed Resource assessment of Tory Island
• Sargassum muticum at the west and south coast of Ireland: an invasive species on the move?

Collaboration

The development of national and international linkages is of great importance for the Irish Seaweed Centre. The Irish Seaweed Centre has well-developed links with a wide network of national and international institutes, universities and societies with collaboration on specific seaweed based projects. Prominent national institutions are: National University of Ireland, Galway, University College Dublin, Waterford Institute of Technology, Department of the Marine and Natural Resources, the Marine Institute, BIM, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Teagasc and National Parks and Wildlife services. International collaborations have been established through EU funded projects, amongst them, Queens University Belfast, Portaferry Marine Station; University of Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Oviedo, Spain; University of Trondheim, Norway; Centre d'etude et de valorisation des algues, France; Centre for Marine Resources CCMAR, Portugal; Degussa food ingredients, France;  Natural Technologies, UK; and PERA technology centre UK.

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