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Posts Tagged ‘seaweed’

Alaska Seaweed Handling and Processing Workshop 2023

By Dawn Montano | December 15, 2022
three women processing kelp in processing plant

  This hands-on workshop will help Alaskan individuals and companies better understand what’s involved in becoming a seaweed processor. Topics covered will include those in the Seaweed Handling and Processing:…

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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 Seaweed Handling and Processing Workshop 2022

By Dave Partee | February 22, 2022
Kelp farmer pulling kelp into boat

This three-day hands-on workshop will cover the fundamentals of starting a commercial seaweed processing business, and will take place at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center in Kodiak, Alaska.…

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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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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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Support for Alaska’s blue economy signed into law

By Paula Dobbyn | August 28, 2018

Alaska’s emerging mariculture industry is getting a boost. Gov. Bill Walker signed a bill this week making it easier for shellfish hatchery owners to access loan funds to grow their businesses. House…

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Federal grant aims to stimulate Alaska seaweed farming

By Paula Dobbyn | September 26, 2017
green sugar kelp drying on a clothesline

A half-million-dollar federal grant is headed to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for research in seaweed farming, a growing industry in Alaska.

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