There are still hurdles to overcome, but growing the seaweed industry in a state known for lobster could be a win for local ...

Connecticut’s small kelp industry grows the seaweed primarily for food ... in Guilford said he harvested roughly 10,000 pounds of sugar kelp on his farm last spring, and he expects to grow ...

Seaweed is a crop with huge potential, but many of its current applications are comparatively low value. Harvested wild ...

There are, however, certain challenges. The proteins can be difficult for our digestive system to break down, and brown seaweed species like sugar kelp and finger kelp can accumulate very high ...

An Irish Seaweed Association has been set up to providing a voice for ocean farmers — and with more than 7,500km of coastline ...

Kelp farms have also been in operation for centuries in Japan and Korea. If seaweed farming expands, Oyinlola says, it “could remove billions of metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.” ...

“There is genetic diversity among sugar kelp populations ... it will be hard to find a better resource for biofuels than farmed seaweed. This study allows us to accelerate the breeding of ...

A type of kelp, wakame is a source of potassium and magnesium as well as iodine (key for thyroid health). On the sustainability front, “kelp forests restore aquaculture and help preserve marine ...

Compared to most other major liquor markets around the world, the United States has never been as keen on gin as it has other spirits, particularly tequila and American whiskey. That said, there ...