The project was led by Isle of Skye, Scotland-based kelp producer KelpCrofters, and gave researchers an opportunity to study ...

Kelp is plentiful in remote, coastal Alaska. Fuel is not. And it’s expensive. Many isolated communities rely on diesel generators for energy because they are not connected to pipelines or the ...

The CEO of a Biddeford kelp processing company had some lessons to share with international business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, held May 22-26 in Davos, ...

On his boat, surrounded by the Long Island Sound, checking kelp lines is Jonathan McGee’s happy place. “Growing up, I spent a lot of time on the Sound. I’m a big water person and I’ve always been an ...

On a clear March afternoon, John Smet shut off the engine of his workboat as he approached his go-to wild kelp bed. It was high tide, so less kelp was pooling on the surface of the water, making it ...

Kelp forests have declined across the world and governments, organizations and businesses are mounting ambitious efforts to protect and restore 9 million acres of kelp globally by 2040. Still, the ...

A volunteer group in Hastings has launched a project to help bring back kelp forests off the Sussex coast. Kelp - a form of seaweed - was once abundant in the area, but by the end of the 1980s, an ...

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The Santa Barbara Channel’s kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp, the foundation species of rocky reefs, serves as a major part of the beach food web as fronds of ...

From seaweed processing to grain milling, five food companies across Maine are slated to receive a total of $1 million in federal funding to build greater food resilience in Maine’s food system. The ...