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Innovative seaweed research and farming being undertaken at Gladstone has drawn international attention this week.
At the world economic forum Davos 2021, seaweed biofilters have been recognised as one of the top global innovations for protecting oceans.
Gladstone-based researchers believe a network of seaweed biofilters in targeted locations across the Great Barrier Reef could be part of the solution to safely soaking up excessive nitrogen and carbon dioxide that is damaging coastal ecosystems and the reef.
Every year thousands of tonnes of excess nutrients run off the land and out to the reef, reducing its resilience to recover from stress events like rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification and coral bleaching.