Speaker

About the speaker: 

Teis Boderskov holds a PhD in marine biology and has experience in both the seaweed research and industry, specializing in the cultivation of seaweed species in Denmark. Teis Boderskov’s knowledge lies especially in the biology of seaweed, the technological advancements in its cultivation and the effect of cultivation. Currently, he is engaged in research on cultivating different macroalgae species in Danish coastal areas as well as in land-based systems.

Company info:

The Department of Ecoscience teach, provide consultancy and conduct research, with topics spanning from bacteria to whales, from genes to ecosystems and from basic research to applied biology in nature management and bio technology.

Presentation:

To scale up a profitable Saccharina latissima cultivation in Europe, mechanized methods must be introduced to maximize the areal yields while ensuring efficient harvesting and processing. The SMARTTANG project tested tube net systems, commonly used in Danish mussel farming, for seaweed cultivation. Various seeding methods and net substrates were evaluated for the cultivation of Saccharina latissima in the Limfjord, Denmark, through 3 seasons, ramping up to five 50-meter nets deployed in fall 2024 with different weight configurations. In the presentation, yield results from the cultivation trials will be presented together with results from testing of a mussel harvester developed for harvest of mussels on net cultivation systems