Adding Floating Kelps to Enhance Farm Yield of Kelp Mariculture

Jan 18, 2023

Species: Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), Seaweed
Lead Organizers: ARPA-e/ CAT 1 team, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Location: Southwest

This project investigates how integrating floating kelp species with non-floating species might impact yield per area of mariculture farms.

Principal Investigator / Partners:
  • Mike Stekoll, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • GreenWave
  • Kodiak Kelp Company
  • Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation
Project Term: 2022 - 2023 (still ongoing)
Funding: $170,000, US Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-e)
Contact Email: msstekoll@alaska.edu
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