Using Virtual Platforms to Convene and Engage Diverse Sectors of the Emerging Seaweed Aquaculture Industry

Anoushka Concepcion, NOAA Fisheries (formerly University of Connecticut)Follow
Gabriela Bradt, University of New HampshireFollow
Meg Chadsey, University of WashingtonFollow
Antoinette Clemetson, Stony Brook UniversityFollow
Melissa Good, University of Alaska, FairbanksFollow
Catherine Janasie, University of MississippiFollow
Stephanie Otts, University of MississippiFollow
Joshua Reitsma, Cape Cod Cooperative ExtensionFollow
Jaclyn Robidoux, University of MaineFollow

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Engaging relevant stakeholders, specifically those with opposing views, is a challenge many Extension professionals face. Employing practical methods to engage opposing sectors is critical in implementing projects to ensure long-term success. Advocacy-driven messaging has fueled interest in seaweed farming, however, existing practical challenges have led to frustration from relevant sectors. The National Seaweed Hub serves as a central clearinghouse for available science-based, non-advocate, and practical resources related to the emerging domestic seaweed aquaculture industry. Through facilitated sector-driven work groups and other engagement activities, seaweed sectors collaborated and strategized to generate implementable projects, ideas and resources targeting barriers to industry expansion.

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Concepcion, A., Bradt, G., Chadsey, M., Clemetson, A., Good, M., Janasie, C., Otts, S., Reitsma, J., & Robidoux, J. (2024). Using Virtual Platforms to Convene and Engage Diverse Sectors of the Emerging Seaweed Aquaculture Industry. The Journal of Extension, 62(3), Article 18. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol62/iss3/18

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