SPRUCEHEAD ISLAND, Maine (WABI) - Did you know Maine is currently the largest producer of kelp in the United States? There are farms located across our entire coastline, including a few off Sprucehead ...
A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By ...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly needed boost to ...
While the state has a bountiful coastline, it doesn't have easy access to kelp seed. But scientists are trying to incubate varieties that can be... In February of last year, Alaskan Gov. Bill Walker ...
A West Sayville oyster hatchery is hinging its hopes on kelp to clean up the Great South Bay and eyeing the plant as a way to boost revenue streams. The family behind Hart Lobsters is used to ...
The Town of Huntington has joined forces with a local nonprofit and marine experts to farm sugar kelp in its harbors to help improve water quality and use the seaweed's byproduct as a fertilizer at ...
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 ...
Crumley says that huge fleets of semi-autonomous vessels growing kelp could suck up around a trillion tons of carbon dioxide and store it away in the depths of the sea, effectively reversing climate ...
Carbon emissions are a huge contributor to climate change, so companies are getting creative about finding ways to suck the heat-trapping element out of the atmosphere and slow global warming. One ...
The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California’s kelp ...