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Rotterdam is building the future! A city that challenges you every day and brings out the best in you, requires a contemporary government that moves with the energy of the city. The municipality of Rotterdam always strives to be such an organization. That is why they offer you the space and opportunities to continue to help Rotterdam and therefore yourself. They create the conditions so that you experience the space to grow: in the city and within your own organization. In an environment with colleagues that feels safe and familiar, where we decide together.

In the province of South Holland, they work on the social issues of tomorrow. And they see plenty of opportunities, because a lot is coming together in South Holland. Together with residents, other governments, entrepreneurs and researchers, they are working on a #PowerfulSouthHolland. In the areas of accessibility, clean energy, economy, nature, housing and health and safety.

Hortimare is the reliable, sustainable and long term orientated supplier of high quality starting material for the seaweed industry globally. The long term focus of Hortimare is to supply the right varieties of seaweed to build up a sustainable business that can compete with land-based agriculture and supporting the development of large scale farms to increase the farmers chance of success. Hortimare also provides hatchery support and the option for farmers to enter into a breeding contract with the aim of optimizing yield in the near future. By collaborating closely with their clients, they can speed up the necessary developments to make them successful.

The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), the Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems IOZ focuses on understanding the complex interactions between organisms and their physical and chemical environment in estuaries and delta’s. They are based in Yerseke, on the Eastern Scheldt but they also work on other estuarine systems worldwide. Their aim is towards an integrated understanding of the functioning of estuary and delta systems, in the context of natural and human-induced environmental changes.

Murre Technologies has been supplying the EasyFarm system with which mussel seed cultivation is possible, for almost 20 years. Seaweed cultivation and processing is their next development. They are building a harvester that harvests the seaweed from the cultivation nets in the sea. Sowing seaweed is also part of the EasyFarm concept, which is why they supply the complete system for harvesting and sowing the seaweed. They have also developed a seaweed bubble washer to sort the sand and undersized waste such as crustaceans from the product during the washing process. The system is equipped with separation rollers for this, the washing water is continuously filtered through a separator drum. To reduce the iodine content, they use a blanching/cooling system.

In short, they are your partner in seaweed harvesting and processing!