Seaweed pest targeted for textiles

BELIZE CITY — Two global organisations have announced a partnership to transform sargassum, a fast-proliferating brown seaweed causing severe ecological and economic damage across Caribbean coastlines, into sustainable textile materials.

Black in Marine Science (BIMS), a network of more than 750 marine scientists across 34 countries, and the Black Fiber & Textile Network (BFTN), a collective of more than 70 black-owned businesses working in sustainable and regenerative fibre, have announced the collaboration.