Jemima studied Marine Biology and Oceanography at Bangor University before embracing a career of 13 years at sea, working in and on the water in various capacities gaining excellent experience across a wide spectrum from engineering to food preparation. She has recently moved to the west coast of Scotland to pursue opportunities in the seaweed industry and completed the Seaweed Academy at SAMS. Jemima was on the inaugural team for the first season of processing from the outset, and now manages the Kyle site, taking responsibility foroverseeing scheduling, processing equipment and supplier iaison and manages the processing staff.

Emma is an experienced production manager (and has a scratch golf handicap!) with substantial experience of 24/7 production lines. Emma moved from MOWI to join Eco Cascade at the start of operations in 2023, and manages production runs & ensures quality control of seaweed processing, in addition to being across Health & Safety. Emma obtained a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Investigation at Glasgow Caledonian University and has significant laboratory experience including time within an analytical laboratory analysing food and water and as a quality control analyst.

Cait is passionate about Sustainable Development and supporting new technical business particularly in rural areas. Over the past 25 years she has migrated from a research scientist role through sales and marketing into commercialisation of technology. With the founding of CuanTec in 2017 she led the way in circular economy solutions, taking waste from fisheries to create compostable food packaging for fresh fish. Eco Cascade’s trident of focus on raising market awareness, creating technical solutions and providing facilities gives her a chance to bring all her experience together.

Grace is currently a trustee of The Aurora Trust, a UK grant making charity that tackles climate change through the following programme areas: connecting people with nature, regenerative agriculture, avoiding deforestation, and aligning financial markets with the Paris Agreement. She also supports its sister charity Ashden, which annually grants awards towards innovative sustainable energy solutions. Grace also sits on the board of the African Rainforest Trust, which is dedicated to conserving Tanzania’s Eastern Arc rainforest through local forest management and grassroots community conservation, and is a member of the European Advisory Council for Conservation International. She is a UK trustee and Global Ambassador for the Rainforest Alliance, where she once served as in-house legal counsel and major gifts officer. She is also on the steering committee of the Cyclades Preservation Fund, which supports the Cycladic islands with local conservation initiatives.

Dr Duncan Smallman is a co-founder and Head of Marine Innovation at Seaweed Generation Ltd. Duncan has been working within the seaweed industry for 9 years & the broader marine industry (including aquaculture) for over 10 years. He has a degree in Marine Biology & for his doctoral research studied the host-parasite interactions of salmon lice. Duncan also previously co-founded Caledonian Seaweeds y which arose from Slate Islands Seaweed Ltd. He is passionate about all things marine and has a lifelong love of eating particularly nori. His ventures into seaweed very much focus on helping people understand, explore and use the seaweed they have growing near them, with experience in developing different cultivation methods, licensing, product development and generally educating people in how to use different seaweed species. His favourite seaweeds are generally red species, particularly laver and dulse for food and sea beech for pressing. His current role sees him looking to develop offshore cultivation to use seaweed in combating climate change.