Bill Collins - Cascadia Seaweed

Cascadia Seaweed is growing to be the largest North American provider of cultivated seaweed — a climate-positive crop with a variety of uses requiring only the sea and sunlight to grow. This British Columbia based corporation was founded in 2019 by three maritime professionals who believe in building a profitable and scalable business that enhances the natural environment and provides economic opportunity for rural and coastal communities.Bill’s career spans almost 40 years and evolved from success in international science to success in business on the world stage. Bill was trained as a geologist and received a Master of Science degree from Memorial University. Since moving to the Victoria area in 1994 Bill has been responsible for bringing a locally invented sonar system to the world stage including sales to more than twenty navies and government institutions. As part of the ownership group of an award-winning high tech company, Bill has filled many corporate roles including M&A activities. Bill has a passion for creating and executing sound business plans and a strong belief in Vancouver Island business growth opportunity.“The more seaweed we grown the better it is for the planet. At Cascadia, we no longer want to be just sustainable, we want to be climate positive.”Time Stamp:[02:50] How did you get into aquaculture[06:33] Pros and cons of the aquaculture industry[09:29] How can tenure approval be quicker[14:05] Integrated Multi-thropic Aquaculture[17:22] Top 3 trends in the industryUseful links:Cascadia SeaweedIMTA - Integrated Multi-thropic AquacultureSupport the show