How SeaFeed™ works to combat climate change
Over 25% of the CO2 we produce annually ends up being absorbed by our ocean, which is having a harmful impact on marine life.
Growing seaweeds helps to clean and de-acidify our oceans through absorbing nutrients and CO2 via photosynthesis. Seaweeds grow faster than land-based plants because the whole organism photosynthesises.
Asparagopsis is a red seaweed native to Australian Coastal waters. Through photosynthesis it captures carbon from the atmosphere which makes up 40% of its biomass.
The SeaFeed™ product range is based upon the bioactives found naturally in this seaweed. Our scientists have replicated the bioactives found naturally in this seaweed and in turn created a unique synergy between natural and synthetic solutions which enhances the stability and consistency of Sea Forest products.
Sea Forest is the first in the world to cultivate Asparagopsis at a commercial scale through both marine and land-based aquaculture.
Why?
Methane is produced in the guts of ruminant livestock as a result of enteric fermentation.
SeaFeed contains bioactive compounds which prevent methane production in ruminant livestock. This is achieved by competitively inhibiting the enzymatic pathway which produces methane at the last stage of digestion.
Methane has a global warming effect 28 times that of CO2, causing livestock to contribute 16% of global greenhouse emissions.
Animals whose diet is supplemented with SeaFeed can achieve methane reductions up to 90%.
That’s a massive reduction.
Result:
Productivity Gain
Metabolic conversion of methane represents up to 20% of feed energy.
Abating the methane may result in the accelerated growth of livestock, less feed and resource wastage meaning more food with less impact.