by Jenny Renee | Jan 23, 2024
Cooperative Seaweed Aquaculture Research Principal Investigator / Project Partners: Michael Stekoll, University of Alaska Fairbanks Sam Walker, BLU3 Nick Mangini, Kodiak Island Sustainable Seaweed Project Term: 2023-2025 Funding: $184,300, BLU3, Inc. View All... 
by Jenny Renee | Dec 1, 2023
Drying seaweed using waste heat: a proof of concept to build community resilience for food security and economic diversity in PWS, AK Principal Investigator / Project Partners : Alysha Cypher, Prince William Sound Science Center Kristin Carpenter, Prince William Sound... by Jenny Renee | Nov 13, 2023
Effects of Kelp Farm Line Spacing on Cultivated Alaria marginata As demand for kelp products increases, kelp farmers will need to optimize lease space to increase yield and maintain profitability. This study has three primary goals with respect to cultivating ribbon... 
by Jenny Renee | Nov 13, 2023
Mar ReCon – Kelp Farming; Assessment of seeding density, pre-harvest trimming, and environmental conditions on the performance of farmed kelp Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium (Mar ReCon) is a research and monitoring program designed to address the needs... 
by Jenny Renee | Nov 10, 2023
Control of farmed Nereocystis luetkeana sporophyte density via novel seeding technology Carbohydrates derived from kelp in the form of polysaccharides and sugar alcohols present significant market opportunities to nascent mariculture industries. However, the abundance... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Assessing the Potential Habitat Provision of Kelp Aquaculture Farms in Alaska For this project, NOAA researchers will work in direct coordination and collaboration with farmers on Alaska Ocean Farms, a local kelp farm in Kodiak, Alaska. The objectives of the project... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Scalable Aquatic Kelp Farm Pilot An evaluation of kelp farm feasibility in select test sites near Indigenous communities in Prince William Sound. Principal Investigator: Willow Hetrick-Price, Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute Project Term: 2021 – 2023 Funding:... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Prince William Sound Kelp Mariculture Development for Habitat Restoration and Local Economy This project aims to develop feasible mariculture strategies for local communities to engage in kelp farming. Principal Investigator: Willow Hetrick-Price, Alutiiq Pride Marine... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Kelp the Sound: Building Mariculture Expertise in Prince William Sound, Alaska The purpose of this project is to increase local accessibility to regional expertise on kelp farming and increase local capacity for a kelp nursery to grow seedlings. Already, this project... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Social, Cultural and Economic Assessment of Kelp Mariculture Opportunities for Coastal Villages Within the EVOS Spill Zone This 5-year project aims to assess how Indigenous kelp mariculture operations within the EVOS spill area would be socially beneficial,...