For all his life, Alaskan fisherman Dune Lankard has looked to the sea—for food, work and purpose. “I started fishing when I was five,” says Lankard, a member of the Athabaskan Eyak community, an ...
Kelson Marine and collaborators sample kelp grown on an open-ocean seaweed farm. Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but ...
On his boat, surrounded by the Long Island Sound, checking kelp lines is Jonathan McGee’s happy place. “Growing up, I spent a lot of time on the Sound. I’m a big water person and I’ve always been an ...
A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By analyzing farm design, weather, vessel types, and processing methods, it ...
image: There is a growing interest of the cultivation of macro algae. A new dissertation studies the best conditions for sustainable cultivation of the brown algae sugar kelp. view more There is a ...
Employees check a line ribbon kelp, or Alaria marginata, in March at Seagrove Kelp’s Doyle Bay Farm, six miles outside of Craig, Alaska. State regulations require kelp farmers to gather seed from at ...
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Just off the shore in Casco Bay, Maine, marine scientist Scott Lindell descends into an underwater kelp forest, his ears filling with frigid water as he swims down to the seafloor. Lindell’s mission: ...
Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis ...
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