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Posts Tagged ‘seaweed farming’

Foundations of Kelp Farming: a hands-on workshop intensive

By Dawn Montano | December 15, 2022
Man tying string onto cylinders with baby seaweed before putting cylinders into the water. Snowy hill and water in background.

  Time: 9am–5pm each day Originally scheduled for the week prior, the new dates for this workshop are March 21–24. This is a hands-on workshop for learning how to start…

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Seaweed processing and handling workshop provides workforce training

By Melissa Good | May 24, 2022
man sorting sugar kelp

Seaweed farming is a major industry worldwide, and the United States imports more than 95%—19 million tons—of its edible seaweed. Alaska has an ideal environment for producing home-grown seaweed to…

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Alaska aquaculture permitting support bolsters new aquatic farm applications

By Melissa Good | May 18, 2022
Oyster Farm in Alaska

Alaska’s burgeoning mariculture industry, which includes shellfish and seaweed farming, has substantial economic potential for coastal communities. The path to establish an aquatic farm is challenging, as prospective farmers are…

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Q&A Session: State and Federal Aquatic Farm Applications

By Dawn Montano | January 25, 2022
Photo of a spar buoy— part of the US Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project in Kodiak, AK.

Do you want to start an aquatic farm in Alaska? Do you have plans to submit a joint agency aquatic farm application but have some questions? State and federal regulatory…

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Q&A Session: State and Federal Aquatic Farm Applications

By Dawn Montano | January 25, 2022
Photo of a spar buoy— part of the US Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project in Kodiak, AK.

Do you want to start an aquatic farm in Alaska? Do you have plans to submit a joint agency aquatic farm application but have some questions? State and federal regulatory…

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Q&A Session: State and Federal Aquatic Farm Applications

By Dawn Montano | January 25, 2022
Photo of a spar buoy— part of the US Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project in Kodiak, AK.

Do you want to start an aquatic farm in Alaska? Do you have plans to submit a joint agency aquatic farm application but have some questions? State and federal regulatory…

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Q&A Session: State and Federal Aquatic Farm Applications

By Dawn Montano | January 25, 2022
Photo of a spar buoy— part of the US Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project in Kodiak, AK.

Do you want to start an aquatic farm in Alaska? Do you have plans to submit a joint agency aquatic farm application but have some questions? State and federal regulatory…

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Building community capacity in kelp mariculture site suitability assessments

By Dawn Montano | December 9, 2021
Photo of a spar buoy— part of the US Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy project in Kodiak, AK.

Alaska has vast untapped habitat ideal for seaweed mariculture. Determining the relative suitability of sites for cultivating kelp is a complex calculation involving many factors of varying importance, including conflict…

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Alaska Aquaculture Permitting Portal and Guidance

By Dave Partee | November 9, 2021
oyster farm buoys and floating platform near shore

Join Alaska Sea Grant for a 1-hour webinar to talk about the newly launched Alaska Aquaculture Permitting Portal website and companion guidance booklet. Current and prospective aquatic farmers in Alaska…

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Alaska Shellfish and Seaweed Festival

By Dave Partee | March 24, 2021
Alaska Shellfish and Seaweed Festival

We are pleased to announce the Alaska Shellfish and Seaweed Festival, taking place virtually on Zoom and streamed live on Facebook from coastal communities around the state. Leading up to…

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