Meet the Women Transforming Zanzibar’s Seaweed Industry

On Zanzibar’s east coast, a community of women harvests seaweed with the tides, preserving generations of knowledge while helping to shape a more sustainable future.

Travel · Photographs by Lee-Ann Olwage, Lee-Ann Olwage · Published September 26, 2026 · 1 min read

Topics: Oceans, National Geographic Traveller (UK), Seaweed, Water Conservation, Conservationists, Travel Photography, Women, Women's History, Coasts, Islands, Ocean Life, Travel, The Collection by National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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Tours to see the seaweed farm, plus a visit to the factory cost $10 (£7) per person. Published in the Indian Ocean Collection 2026 by National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here (available in select countries only).