The Maine firm of Oceans Balance offer a line of innovative seaweed products described as healthy for those who eat their products and also good for the planet. To make it easy for people to include seaweed in their diet, Ocean's Balance management also strive to make it simple for people to use seaweed as part of a healthy diet, as a cooking component, as a garnish for avocado toast, or straight from the bag. The firm is playing a big part of creating a sustainable ecosystem in a sensitive region. By farming seaweed rather than fish, - it is noted - the maritime industry can protect against dwindling fish stocks from overfishing while remaining economically viable and also helping to keep coastal communities thriving. Apparanatly also being savvy business people, in early 2023 it was announced that Oceans Balance had established a substantial alliance with Japanese food manufacturer and had also raised an investment round with the Norway firm Katapult - an investment company and accelerator, focused on highly scalable impact climate, ocean and agri-tech startups.
