The gaps in this subsection reflects on the challenges that prevent seaweed farms from scaling fast enough to develop a meaningful supply of critical minerals in time to support clean energy transition timeline.
Regulatory uncertainty and permitting barriers limit the ability for new seaweed farms to develop and existing seaweed farms to scale
Without streamlined, growth-supportive policies, scaling efforts will remain constrained. For example, burdensome and lengthy permitting can create unnecessary farming requirements and discourage investment, particularly in Europe and North America (Camarena Gómez and Lähteenmäki-Uutela, 2024).