SEAWEED FARMING in JAMAICA with Mr. Dean Morris from Kee Farms

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Our guest on #CARIBBEANAQUACULTURENETWORK is Mr. Dean Morris
Welcome to the final meet-up of the CARIBBEAN AQUACULTURE NETWORK for 2022
Todays guest is the Co-Founder and COO of Kee Farms here to tell us more about this new venture for growing seaweed and oysters in Jamaica.
Since 2014, Dean has been working with environmental and farming-focused startups. His current focus is developing sustainable mariculture methodologies for fisherfolk communities and sensitizing the wider Jamaica and the Caribbean on ocean farming strategies.
Seaweed aquaculture accounts for 51.3% of global mariculture production and grows at 6.2% yr−1 (2000-2018). It delivers a broad range of ecosystem services, providing a source of food and natural products across a range of industries. It also offers a versatile, nature-based solution for climate change mitigation and adaptation and for counteracting eutrophication and biodiversity crisis.
Jamaica in particular has lost 85% of its coral reefs between 1980 and 1990 mainly due to the chain of unfortunate human and natural disasters that struck the island during that time frame.
Kee Farms is a regenerative ocean farm that invests in crops and sea stock such as seaweed and mollusks. They aim to tackle climate change by exploring the Blue-Green economy.
Kee Farms are providing environmentally sustainable business solutions for coastal communities. That could potentially over time reduce overfishing, illegal fishing and restore nearshore reef health
The team consists of entrepreneurs and scientists all coming together for one mission, to change the face of the blue economy
www.keefarms.com/
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[@ricardomorrisphd]

Excellent work which I hope will be replicated and expanded throughout the caribbean

[@tearexi]

from England , brilliant information your giving

[@caribbeanaquaculture]

thank you