Ep.32: Harvesting Algae and Climate Change in the Azores with Henrique Ramos

Henrique Ramos is the CEO of SeaExpert, which is a fisheries services and consultancy firm. He developed several aquaculture projects through SeaExpert, as an algae harvesting operation for the cosmetics biotech industry, as well as contributing to the world’s science on animal feed and production, leading to the Azores exporting high quality products abroad. Within SeaExpert, Henrique is also responsible for managing several fisheries observer programmes for the Portuguese fleet operating throughout the world, for monitoring and scientific purposes.  Henrique also works independently as a sustainability consultant for Green Destinations and SustainAzores. As an active member of No More Plastics for the Azores, he raises awareness of the increasing problem of marine debris, particularly plastics’ destructive effects on marine life and ecosystems.

Listen to the episode to hear about:

• Introduction (2:20)
• Climate change in the Azores (4:06)
• SeaFields (6:37)
• What sargassum means to Henrique (7:18)
• What the Azores are and where they are located (9:42)
• Sargassum in the Azores (12:33)
• Seaweed production (17:16)
• Species of algae used for harvesting (23:20)
• Promotion of algae products and sustainability models (28:26)
• Aquaculture (32:30)
• Debrief (57:59)

Transcript

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