Testing Four Approaches to Small-Scale Primary Seaweed Stabilization & Matching Methods to Markets

This project will focus on addressing the challenge of primary processing at the community hub and/or small farm collective scale (10-30 acres) and look to matching processing methods to local context and suitability for end products and markets. It will allow us to leverage our S-K funding, build on our 2022-23 season experience and existing partnerships and collaborations with APMI, Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), the University of Alaska, and Salmon Sisters, and occur at the time when our SK-funded project shifts to a greater emphasis on marketing, distribution, and encouraging value-add product development locally. The Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute (APMI) and the communities of Port Graham and Nanwalek will be engaged throughout the project, testing and learning processing methods that best suit their community needs.

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