New Sea Grant Bulletin a Boost for Alaskans Wanting to Farm Kelp
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - September 21, 2017
The global market for seaweed products has grown exponentially in recent years to $10 billion per year. Demand is outstripping supply with major market buyers in China, Japan, and South Korea.
Of the more than 18 million tons produced each year, 96 percent is cultured and 4% gathered from the wild.
In the U.S. farming seaweed is a recent industry, but established farms are operating on both coasts.
Alaska is poised to take off as the state develops a mariculture policy for seaweed and institutions like Alaska Sea Grant, the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center and others expand research projects on kelp farming.
The new Sea Grant bulletin Seaweed Farming in Alaska, will help. Author Gary Freitag describes...
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