Are you interested in the prospect of making your living from the ocean? Or are you a mariculture business in search of motivated workers? Consider applying for a Mariculture Summer Apprenticeship.

Alaska’s kelp farming industry is expanding, with Alaria marginata (ribbon kelp) emerging as a promising crop. This species is valued for its food-grade applications, yet little is known about its cultivation performance.

Introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods used in the production of shellfish seed and microalgae in hatcheries, as well as the techniques used in nurseries and on farms, with an emphasis on those used by Alaskan farmers.

This infographic serves as a step-by-step guide on how to shuck an oyster! Created by Alaska Sea Grant and the Alaska Mariculture Research & Training Center.

This infographic highlights the risks, concerns, and recommendations for consuming iodine from seaweed. Published by New York Sea Grant.

This document was developed by a team of food safety experts from across the United States. It provides recommended guidelines for food safety practices aimed at minimizing biological, chemical, and physical hazards associated with production, storage, handling, processing, and transportation of seaweed intended for human consumption.

The Kelp Nursery Operations Manual distills GreenWave’s decade of commercial-scale kelp nursery operations—combining successful regional seed production with the development of solutions to network-wide challenges—into a practical, step-by-step guide for producing reliable, high-quality kelp seed.

Over the past decade, Alaska’s mariculture industry has seen significant investment of resources and funding through a variety of
means including the formation of state task forces, partnership with federal funders like the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, and
much more. [1] These efforts have led to considerable growth for the industry, though notable challenges remain. Among these challenges is the limited inclusion of Alaska tribes and Alaska Native communities throughout the permitting process.

Species diversification is crucial for the long-term viability, competitiveness, and sustainability of the seaweed farming industry in the USA. This study investigated the independent effects of temperature (4, 8 and 12 °C), photoperiod (8L:16D, 12L:12D and 16L:8D), and irradiance (20, 40, 100 ± 10 µmol photons m⁻2 s⁻1) on the specific growth rate (SGR) of the red algae Devaleraea mollis and Palmaria hecatensis from Alaska.

Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) possesses a heteromorphic lifecycle that alternates between two phases: a large, diploid sporophyte and a microscopic, haploid gametophyte.

This study examines the effects on bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) and ribbon kelp (Alaria marginata) of combinations of three climate-related stressors relevant to high-latitude kelp forests: temperature, salinity, and sediment load.

The Alaska Food Strategy Task Force (AFSTF) has taken a systems approach in offering recommendations in seven focus areas to improve statewide food security.

The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) today announced the publication of a new report designed to help seaweed farmers build sustainable businesses.

Seaweed aquaculture, particularly kelp farming, is a popular topic as a potential solution for mitigating anthropogenic pollutants and enhancing coastal drawdown of carbon and nitrogen.

Seafood–including marine and freshwater fish, mollusks, and crustaceans–is a healthy food choice, but it can also contain contaminants. It is currently unclear how much seafood children or pregnant and lactating women are consuming, and what impact seafood consumption is having on children’s growth and development.

The report, “Lessons Learned Marketing Seaweed Products in the U.S.” captures the successful approaches existing seaweed producer and support organizations are employing to drive sales and growth of seaweed products in the U.S. The report builds on previous research on consumer perceptions and the use of “willingness to purchase” models with an intention to evolve from a theoretical measure of interest to one that documents real approaches in branding, product development and sales channels that has resulted in consumer sales.

There is state and federal support for developing Alaska mariculture industries, which could help increase sales of Alaska seaweed, and increase the capacity and capability of new and existing companies involved in purchasing and processing. This guide was developed to help individuals and companies better understand what’s involved as they decide whether to enter the seaweed processing industry, and to provide some industry standards in the manufacturing or processing of kelp.

This report is provided by the Alaska Mariculture Task Force to Governor Dunleavy as a requirement of the Administrative Order No. 297 that re-established the Task Force. State support, spanning multiple administrations, is critical to reach the goal of growing a $100 million per year mariculture industry in 20 years.

An increasing body of evidence shows that seaweeds, including kelp, can be used as a
tool to neutralize or remove excess nutrients and metals from the water column. Here we report
on a preliminary field assessment showing potential nutrient and carbon removal differences in
sugar kelp and ribbon kelp grown in common gardens.

Read about the four steps to organic certification.

The PCSGA Research Committee has updated the research priorities document to reflect current Board of Directors’ research priorities for membership. The purpose of the document is to enable the PCSGA membership, funders and agencies to have up to date understanding of what researchable issues the PCGA finds most important for funding for the current year.

With mounting interest in marine aquaculture development in the United States, there is a growing need to provide regulators with relevant and rigorously developed science advice to support and inform aquaculture management decisions.

The world’s leading aquaculture accelerator keeps getting better. Hatch is evolving the accelerator model to provide greater value and flexibility for your startup based on feedback from the 100’s of companies we have worked with. With the extensive capabilities of the wider Hatch Blue group, they have built a program where startup development meets strategic consulting.

We reached out to all parties (as knowledge allowed) that have experience growing bull kelp (e.g. for restoration, food security, commercial, etc.) to conduct interviews to document their experience and the cultivation specs of their farming efforts; summarized, here.

In this 3-credit online course, students are introduced to the principles, concepts and methods used in the production of seaweed, shellfish and other mariculture products with an emphasis on the techniques used by Alaskan producers.

A field-based semester intensive is being offered in the Fall by the University of Alaska Southeast – Sitka Campus Applied Fisheries program.  This program provides hands-on, practical, and occupational training. 

The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, along with project partners, including Alaska Sea Grant, GreenWave, Blue Evolution, OceansAlaska, ALFA, NOAA, AMSEA, ADF&G, ADNR, DCCED, mariculture farmers and enthusiasts across Alaska, hosted an Alaska Seaweed Farm...