Pirates of the Carrageenan
Joyful Seaweed Adventures
Written by Nancy Merridew
Cover image by Holly Baird
Scroll down to join our super seaweed crew!
Seaweed has many beautiful qualities
Yet, like many things we misunderstand, it is often feared and avoided.
Join these lovely seaweed pirates and learn to enjoy it!
Pirates of the Carrageenan - Joyful Seaweed Adventures is a fun and wide-ranging book that helps families, teachers, scientists, and indeed anyone to explore the wonderful seaweed ecosystems of our beaches and oceans.
Share the delights of stunning photos from Australia and around the world on your fabulous seaweed treasure hunt!
CONTRIBUTORS
This scientifically-accurate seaweed book was created by marine biologists, seaweed experts, doctors, photographers, and a veterinarian!
Holly Baird
Gustaaf Hallegraeff
Gerald Kraft
Nancy Merridew
Jeremy Pickett-Heaps
David Unwin
Richard Wetherbee
Peter Yates
Free! ebook edition out now!
We created a second edition (with a few new glorious photos and updated captions) to transform our book into an electronic format that is free and easy to share! It was released on 19th August 2023. While we have not yet planned a large print run of the second edition, printing is feasible via Ingram Spark.
ISBN 978-0-6450378-1-4
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We aim to share seaweed’s joy and fundamental importance far and wide so have donated our book freely for this purpose.
Through education, mentoring, and public engagement for all ages, The Algae Foundation promotes algae’s potential to sustain a healthier planet and will use an electronic version of this book in their curriculum. Other leading seaweed organisations are planning to host it too.
Free electronic copies of the second edition have been created for your personal enjoyment and educational roles!
Download the ebook from links below!
low resolution (10MB): good for handheld devices and slow internet, but loses the detail in some photos
medium resolution (70MB): works well on desktop computers and projectors in classrooms
high resolution (230MB, huge file!): lets our gorgeous photos shine and is great for lecture halls and museums
BUY - original printed edition
Sold by the independent booksellers below, the first edition remains a lovely gift for all ages and could be used (along with the new edition’s free ebook format) in classrooms and on field trips
ISBN 978-0-6450378-0-7
REVIEWS
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20 seahorses out of 10!
Jude Taylor, age 5 years
Budding marine biologist -
Interesting and quirky and should appeal to many phycologists
Emeritus Professor Michael Borowitzka
Algae Expert
Co-Chair, 24th International Seaweed Symposium 2023 -
Colleagues, friends, and children love this book! It was a great gift for our plenary speakers at the International Seaweed Symposium.
Professor Catriona Hurd
Expert in Seaweed Physiology and Ecology
Co-Chair, 24th International Seaweed Symposium 2023 -
I have delighted in this book’s whimsical words, fabulous photography, and passion for the sea and its weed! I explored each page several times and feel that I will return to it again and again. Frolicking among the seaweed of this book gives me great joy
Leonie McNair
Primary School Principal