RAUSU, Hokkaido--Risa Kase likens a couple of accidental encounters that changed the course of her life to being struck by lightning twice. The first time was when Kase was 25 years old and she came ...

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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With help from Nat Geo, CU Boulder alumnus Markos Scheer expands kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture University of Colorado Boulder ...

A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By ...

Cruising by on a boat, it’s easy to miss Jake Patryn’s farm, which looks like nothing more than an unassuming row of red and white buoys floating just off the coast of Machias, Maine. The crop he and ...

Five years ago, the American farmed-seaweed industry barely existed. Wild seaweeds had been harvested for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples on both coasts, for a range of uses including ...

Seaweed is everywhere. We've all seen it on walking along the shores of New England. But it is more than just a nuisance to avoid on the beach. In reality, it's a vital part of our fight against ...

Cold Current Kelp co-owner Krista Rosen holds up an example of wild sugar kelp that has grown on the company’s previously planted line in Kittery, Maine, on Dec. 15, 2024. Early on a freezing Sunday ...

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 ...