Dr. Karin Almlof – SeaWheat

Dr. Karin Almlof, Sweden

Since 2019 Karin has been working with Ulva intestinalis, investigating its potential as a local food product from the Stockholm archipelago and its ability to purify water and grow in a RAS system together with pike-perch. Methods of production, harvesting of wild algae and close work with chefs and panels have been the focus. Karin is an entrepreneur and a Master Mariner, with a specialization in environmental impact from shipping and boat traffic. She is hoping to use and work with algae and seaweed in the Baltic Sea for food and compensation purposes.

karin@recirkfisk.se

COST ACTION CA20106

The main aim of the COST Action is to make a step-change towards a green economy based on Ulva mass production and utilization within the European community and beyond. The ultimate goal is the development of Ulva-based blue-biotech industries and utilization of Ulva as a model organism in European algaculture. The Ulva COST Action will facilitate acquainting the traditional European diet and taste with Ulva, as a new, sustainable, and safe food item. The Action will profit from the world-renowned quality standard of European food production and from the nutritional value of Ulva toward using this alga in European human diet and animal nutrition.