by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Kodiak Kelp Production Pilot Program This project will inform seaweed growers and processors of the optimal seaweed species, product forms, and target markets that suggest the highest value potential. Principal Investigator: John Widdon, Kodiak Economic Development...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Kachemak Bay Kelp Processing and Distribution Hub: Removing a Bottleneck to Growth in the Alaska Seaweed Industry This team will be assessing the entire process of seaweed growth, harvest, processing and distribution in Homer, Alaska, to determine and remove...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Alaska Mariculture Initiative – Phase 3 This project will embark on the third phase of the Alaska Mariculture Initiative (AMI), continuing and expanding on the successful efforts of the previous two phases. Phase 3 follows the evolution of these efforts and will focus...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Adding Floating Kelps to Enhance Farm Yield of Kelp Mariculture This project investigates how integrating floating kelp species with non-floating species might impact yield per area of mariculture farms. Principal Investigator / Project Partners: Mike Stekoll,...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium (MarReCon): Sustainable Mariculture Development for Restoration and Economic Benefit in the EVOS Spill Area Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium (Mar. ReCon) is a research and monitoring program designed to...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Rapid Seeding of Aquaculture Grow-lines Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have developed a new concept for seeding grow-lines with juvenile seaweed for the mariculture industry. This project will be testing the novel farming techniques...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Alaska Mariculture Alliance – Increasing Social License for Seaweed Farms The goals of this project are to facilitate and support the work of the Alaska Mariculture Alliance (AMA), Alaska Native Development Workgroup, and to improve communication with environmental...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 12, 2023
KelpMeal: Product Development Research to Evaluate the Potential for Existing Fishmeal Processing Equipment to act as a Primary Stabilization of Kelp Prior to Secondary Value-Added Processing This project will build upon previous work to determine the feasibility of...
by Natalie Osborne | Dec 26, 2022
Development of Scalable Coastal and Offshore Macroalgal Farming This project is to determine the feasibility of using offshore kelp mariculture to provide biomass for fuels. The goals are to develop replicable scale model farms in Alaska that will demonstrate...
