Fucoidan Extraction and Characterization of Alaskan Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp) and Costaria costata (5-ribbed kelp) and the Identification of Future Market Opportunities

Oct 25, 2023

Species: 5-Ribbed Kelp (Costaria costata), Seaweed, Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima)
Lead Organizers: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Location: Southeast

This project will verify the presence, quantity, and quality of fucoidan in two species of brown seaweed common to Alaska while exploring and comparing seaweed stabilization strategies.

This project will also include market research that will look at fucoidan markets and their standards, while exploring potential fucoidan-based product development in Alaska.

Principal Investigator / Partners:
Project Term: 2023-2024
Funding: $167,364, Alaska Blue Economy Center (ABEC), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Contact Email: lkduffy@alaska.edu | tkgreen@alaska.edu