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Why we should be paying more attention to seaweed?

Could the Island be surrounded by 'untapped resources'?

The Isle of Man is surrounded by one of the world's most untapped resources - seaweed.

That's the view of Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Advisor on the Oceans to the UN Global Compact, and Director of the Food Programme at Lloyds Register.

Mr Doumeizel, who is based in France, also co-leads the Global Seaweed Coalition, which seeks to accelerate and grow what is already the world's fastest growing food sector, with a current value of over £7 billion.

He says the seaweed revolution is only just starting:

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