Tassie business bags $34 million for seaweed helping curb the environmental impact of flatulent farm animals Sea Forest founder and chief Sam Elsom. Source: supplied. A Tasmanian business producing seaweed that can reduce the methane output and subsequent environmental impact of farm animals has raised $34 million in funding as it looks to capitalise on a global opportunity. Launched in 2019 by Aussie environmentalist Sam Elsom, Sea Forest grows asparagopsis, a type of native seaweed, and converts it into animal feed supplements. Those supplements essentially lessen the environmental damage...