Great workshop at Universidad de Los Lagos diving into the #kelp #microbiome 🌿🧫

Big thanks to Pamela Fernández for leading and to everyone in the #FoVi project for the brilliant discussions!

Exciting discussions on kelp–microbe interactions, resilience, and future collaboration across hemispheres!

🌿 Norwegian Plant Biology Conference 2026 is coming to Bodø!
📅 June 18–19, 2026
📢 Abstracts open Oct 1

Keynotes: Caroline Gutjahr, Cyril Zipfel, Gabriel Markov, Lenka Procházková.

Details & submission 👉 marinetics.org/2026NPBC.html

A 50% researcher position in algal biotechnology is open at Nord University (Bodø, Norway) within the international SEANERGIES project on cell-cultured octopus. 3-year position starting Jan 2026. Apply by Sept 14, 2025: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Milestone for the MABIT DEFY project!
Together with Polaralge, Kelpinor, Pia Dittmer & Berat Tolga Koc, we characterized >90 Saccharina latissima farmed individuals for RNAseq, metagenomics, and biofouling.

Next step: estimate heritability of fouling traits

Thanks to all involved!

Great to share KELPRIME results at EMBS in Bodø!

Leo Minini presented his MSc work on growth and heat tolerance in Saccharina latissima.
I showed how thermal priming of gametophytes boosts kelp growth and heat resilience in young sporophytes.

Thanks to the EMBS organizers.
#EMBS2025 #KELPRIME

🌿 Workshop proposals wanted!
The Norwegian Plant Biology Conference 2026 (Bodø, 19–20 June) invites workshop proposals

🔬 Plant biology, algae, biotech, R&D, skills, more
📝 Submit by 1 Oct: nettskjema.no/a/530112

#NPBC2026 #PlantBio #Macroalgae #Microalgae #ScienceEvent

Boosting thermal tolerance could help cold-water kelps persist in areas that are getting warmer.
The challenge is how to reach a higher tolerance but it shows that it is worth the effort. Climate change mitigation is key
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New paper out in npj Ocean Sustainability

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s441...

We propose a 7-step roadmap to sustainably grow Europe’s seaweed industry 🌿🌍

Funded by: EEA Grants (iSea), Nord University, FCT Portugal.
#Seaweed #BlueEconomy #Kelp #EU #OceanFarming #npjOceanSustainability

Great days at #ISS2025 in Victoria 🇨🇦! We from @norduniversity, @AWI_de & @Roscoff to share our work. Anne Nilsen, Niko Steiner, Clément Gauci & Griffin Hill presented their PhDs + #KELPRIME project, incl. Leo Minini’s work.
Great contacts, learning, & excursions.