Ireland has taken a central role in a new European effort to advance regenerative ocean farming, a form of aquaculture that combines food production with ecosystem restoration. Michael William Brescia details that the initiative, known as the SEAGROW project, launched in late 2025 with funding from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) and aims to significantly scale sustainable seaweed cultivation across EU waters. Partners representing five countries came together in Dublin in January