Learn and Accelerate your Algae journey
On this page we have collected selected courses and similar resources to help you dive deeper in the world of algae.
MOOCs
Introduction to Blue Bioeconomy Entrepreneuship
Discover how marine resources can fuel innovation, sustainable business, and new career opportunities. This 4-week online course introduces you to the Blue Bioeconomy, helping you develop creative business ideas, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the skills to build ocean-based solutions. This course has been devoloped together with the AlgaeProBANOS project.
Beyond the Shore: Innovating the Blue Bioeconomy on Land
Explore how land-based aquaculture and algae-based innovation fuel sustainable growth and new opportunities in the blue bioeconomy. This 3-week online course covers aquaculture systems, circular business models, and algae applications to help you turn ideas into impactful ventures. This course has been devoloped together with the AlgaeProBANOS project.
Navigating the Blue Bioeconomy: Coastal Aquaculture & Entrepreneurship
Learn how coastal aquaculture drives innovation, sustainability, and new business opportunities. This 4-week online course explores aquaculture practices, algae-based products, and market strategies to help you build scalable solutions in the fast-growing blue bioeconomy.
Integrated Ocean Planning: Marine Protected Areas, Multi-Use & Business Pathways
Learn how marine spatial planning and protected areas balance conservation with innovation. This 4-week online course explores multi-use strategies, governance, and business models that link ocean protection to sustainable careers in the blue economy.
Courses and Webinars
SAMS and SAMS Enterprise is at the leading edge of understanding and extending know-how in seaweed seeding, cultivation and disease management.
The Seaweed Academy
The UC San Diego course consists of introductory seaweed farming techniques, basic seaweed cultivar domestication, and seaweed identification, systematics, and evolutionary relationships.
Introduction to Seaweeds
This professional development program provides introductory training in algal biology, culturing, growth, and biotechnology, with insights into industrial and entrepreneurial applications. The course is offered both online and in-person.
Algae Biotechnology
The course addresses the environmental benefits and risks of seaweed farming, suggesting good practices to ensure a sustainable growth of the seaweed farming industry. Core topics will cover key sustainable practices such as: monitoring and cultivation protocols; ecosystem services valuation; advanced methods for breeding seaweeds; and seaweeds and society.
Sustainable Seaweed Farming
A 3-week intensive programme which provides training and theory in seaweed farming, finfish, shellfish and algae biology, culturing, growth and molecular and metabolite analysis.
Inspire - Restorative Aquaculture
CoolBlueFuture's Guide to Regenerative Ocean Farming focuses on small-scale commercial farming aimed at producing crops for sale. It offers inspiration, knowledge, and tutorials for a new generation of regenerative ocean farmers.
Guide to regenerative ocean farming
The webinar “Harmonising Algae-based LCAs: Selecting Systems and Data Providers” (4th February 2025) brought together LCA experts from five EU-funded algae projects (SEAMARK, CIRCALGAE, AlgaePro BANOS, LOCALITY, and REALM) to discuss challenges and opportunities in aligning Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies for algae-based products
Harmonising Algae-Based Life Cycle Assessments (LCA): Selecting System Processes and Data Providers
Join BlueBioMatch
Dive in BlueBioMatch to connect, collaborate, and explore new opportunities in algae and the wider Blue Bioeconomy sphere! Explore algae working group and join the meetings.
Publications
Here you find AlgaePro BANOS project publicly available deliverables, showcasing key insights, methodologies, and outcomes that support the growth of the algae sector.
APB DELIVERABLES
GENIALG
SUBMARINER NETWORK
Our sister projects website is full of useful information and several published deliverables around seaweed market applications
SEAMARK
Consequences of acute and long-term excessive iodine intake: A literature review focusing on seaweed as a potential dietary iodine source
Literature Review
European seaweed production is growing, but efficient processing methods for full biomass valorization are still missing. This study explored how combining pulsed electric field (PEF) processing with soaking/blanching (at 10, 45, and 60 °C) affects the chemical composition of sugar kelp.
Processing of sugar kelp: Effects on mass balance, nutrient composition, and color