SCALING UP: PROJECT SEA SWELL The tide is turning on the Yorkshire coast.

We are incredibly proud to announce Project Sea Swell. This collaborative initiative is generously supported by David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, and funded by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority through their Carbon Negative Challenge Fund.

By partnering with brilliant minds across the region, including the Biorenewables Development Centre, we are actively bridging the gap between the majestic depth of the ocean and the resilience of the land. Together, we are building the Yorkshire Low Carbon Seaweed Hub right here in Scarborough - creating skilled, green maritime jobs and developing innovative routes to use our marine harvest to lower the carbon footprint of our county.

To hear more about the voyage ahead, join Wave Crookes, our Co-founder and Operations Director, as he discusses Project Sea Swell live on the panel at the upcoming UKREiiF conference.

Scarborough-based SeaGrown creates products using kelp which it grows and harvests off the North Yorkshire coast. The company has received a grant of £673,100.

Wave Crookes, co-founder of SeaGrown, said: “With support from the Carbon Negative Challenge Fund, our project team are excited to be building a low-carbon seaweed hub that will develop sustainable marine products for the benefit of everyone in our region.

“Together, we can harness one of Yorkshire’s greatest natural assets-the sea-to help decarbonise key industries, replace carbon-intensive feedstocks with marine-derived alternatives, and position York and North Yorkshire as a national leader in the Blue Economy, creating new jobs and opportunities for our communities.”