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 Jenny Renee | Oct 25, 2023
Fucoidan Extraction and Characterization of Alaskan Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp) and Costaria costata (5-ribbed kelp) and the Identification of Future Market Opportunities This project will verify the presence, quantity, and quality of fucoidan in two species of...
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
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 | 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...