The Southern Ocean Carbon Company

What The Southern Ocean Carbon Company does

The Southern Ocean Carbon Company, now operating as Next Wave Seaweed, is an Australian private company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Tasmania. It operates as a subsidiary of ADEC Innovations, a global conglomerate focused on sustainable business practices. The company develops and delivers seaweed mariculture projects, providing services spanning seaweed farm design and project management, food-grade seaweed production, seaweed-based fertilisers and biostimulants, and independent ESG reporting support. Its solution portfolio also covers integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, bio-remediation and carbon/biodiversity credit generation, bioplastics, marine habitat restoration, and food security applications.

The company's core technology combines location-dependent farm evaluation, hands-on project delivery, and regulatory compliance expertise with environmental testing and monitoring capabilities accessed through its ADEC Innovations affiliation. It markets seaweed's biological properties — nutrient absorption, CO2 sequestration, habitat provision, and growth rates exceeding 30x those of land-based plants — to position seaweed cultivation as a multi-benefit climate and ecosystem solution. The company has joined the Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance and operates a 'Going Global' expansion initiative, though it remains at 1-10 employees with no disclosed revenue or external funding.

Revenue is generated through four streams: seaweed product sales (biomass for food, feed, fertiliser, bioplastics, pharmaceuticals, and biochar), project management fees for farm design and delivery, ESG reporting support services, and transaction-based revenue from carbon and biodiversity credits. The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales, with project-based engagements directed at businesses, governments, coastal communities, and aquaculture operators. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed.

Name

The Southern Ocean Carbon Company

Legal name

Next Wave Seaweed

Website

https://southernoceancarbon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Next Wave Seaweed (formerly The Southern Ocean Carbon Company) is a Tasmania-based subsidiary of ADEC Innovations that designs and delivers seaweed mariculture projects for businesses, governments, and aquaculture operators, offering farm development, carbon credits, bioplastics, and ESG reporting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seaweed Aquaculture Services

NAICS

Aquaculture (1125), Aquaculture (11251), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Seaweed & Algae Aquaculture (incl. microalgae) (AFAEAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean-Based Carbon Removal (Alkalinity Enhancement, Seaweed, Ocean Biomass Sinking) (EUABAFAF), Bio-based Carbon Products & Advanced Bioproducts (Biochar, activated carbon, carbon black alternatives) (EUAAAIAM), Algae & Seaweed Proteins (Microalgae/Spirulina, Macroalgae) (AFAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Seaweed mariculture services
• Carbon credit generation
• Aquaculture project management
• ESG reporting support
• Marine habitat restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandy Bay

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Seaweed Products Sales: Sale of seaweed biomass grown for various products including food, feed, fertilizer, bioplastics, pharmaceuticals, and biochar.
2. Project Management Services: Fees for seaweed farm design, project management, and hands-on project delivery services to partners.
3. ESG Reporting Support: Independent ESG reporting support services leveraging ADEC Innovations' assurance capabilities.
4. Carbon & Biodiversity Credits: Revenue from bio-remediation services generating carbon and biodiversity credits through seaweed cultivation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Southern Ocean Carbon Company (now operating as Next Wave Seaweed) provides seaweed farming project development, management, and delivery services to businesses, governments, and communities. Its portfolio spans seaweed farm design and project management, food-grade seaweed, seaweed-based fertilizers and biostimulants, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, marine habitat restoration, bioplastics, and bio-remediation services that generate carbon and biodiversity credits. The company operates as an ADEC Innovations subsidiary and runs operations primarily from Tasmania, Australia.

Product overview

Next Wave Seaweed (formerly The Southern Ocean Carbon Company) offers a portfolio of seaweed farming services and sustainable ocean solutions. The core service offerings include Food-Grade Seaweed, Seaweed Farm Design & Project Management, Fertilisers & Biostimulants, and Independent ESG Reporting Support. These are complemented by solution areas spanning Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture, Bio-remediation/Carbon & Biodiversity Credits, Bioplastics & Other Seaweed-Based Products, Marine Habitat Restoration, and Food Security. As part of ADEC Innovations, the company provides integrated marine engineering and regulatory expertise with environmental assurance capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food-Grade Seaweed

Quantifiable outcome

• Seaweed can grow at rates of more than 30x of land-based plants
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ADEC InnovationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024ADEC Innovations is the parent company providing world-class assurance and ESG solutions. Next Wave Seaweed operates as an ADEC Innovation, gaining access to environmental testing and monitoring services, ESG reporting capabilities, and the broader ADEC Innovations marketplace including CleanChain, DataAssured, and ADEC ESG platforms.
• Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Next Wave Seaweed has joined ASSA, an industry alliance focused on promoting sustainable seaweed practices in Australia. The partnership provides industry collaboration opportunities, standards development participation, and collective advocacy for sustainable seaweed aquaculture.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Loliware: US-based maker of seaweed-based bioplastic products for food service and consumer goods packaging. Comparable on the seaweed bioplastics end-market.
• CarbonScape: New Zealand company producing biochar from organic biomass for carbon removal. Comparable on the biochar/carbon product line within Next Wave's diversified offering.
• Symbrosia: Hawaii-based startup using red seaweed (Asparagopsis) as a livestock feed additive to reduce enteric methane emissions. Adjacent peer in seaweed-based climate solutions with a narrower, high-impact focus.
• Notpla: UK company developing seaweed-based bioplastic packaging and edible films as alternatives to single-use plastics. Comparable on the seaweed bioplastics solution line.

Direct peers

• Cascadia Seaweed: Canadian seaweed cultivation company producing kelp for food, animal feed, and soil amendments. Comparable product portfolio and B2B sales motion targeting food and agriculture buyers.
• Kelp Blue: Kelp Blue cultivates giant kelp for carbon sequestration, biostimulants, and food-grade products in Namibia and New Zealand. Most directly comparable peer as a seaweed mariculture company targeting carbon credits and multiple co-product revenue streams.
• Kelpak: Established South African company producing kelp-based biostimulants for agriculture from cultivated Ecklonia maxima. Directly comparable on the seaweed biostimulant/fertilizer product line.
• Atlantic Sea Farms: US-based kelp farming company working with fishermen and aquaculture operators to scale kelp mariculture for food and regenerative ocean products. Comparable on the integrated mariculture + partnership model.
• Seafields: UK-based company developing offshore seaweed cultivation specifically for ocean-based carbon removal and durable carbon storage. Most comparable peer on the carbon-credit monetization thesis.
• Ocean Forest: Australian-based seaweed aquaculture company focused on Tasmania and producing seaweed for food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon sequestration. Direct domestic competitor with overlapping product lines and geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SouOceanCarbon
• Facebookfacebook.com/southernoceancarbon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-southern-ocean-carbon-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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