Image credit: Atlantic Sea Farms, Leia Marasovich (Farmers Footprint), Jaclyn Robidoux (Maine Sea Grant)
Welcome to the world of seaweed farming
Although seaweed farming is a relatively new practice in the United States, Maine plays an important role in the industry as the largest producer of farmed seaweeds in the country and the home to the first commercial farmed seaweed sector in the nation. In this learning module we will explore what seaweed is, how it is used, how it is farmed, and more! This resource is meant to introduce you to many aspects of the seaweed industry and inspire you to dive deeper on your own. Enjoy!
Seaweed Farming: Biology, Methodology, and Global Context
Authors: Maya Pelletier, Anne Langston Noll
Editors: Jaclyn Robidoux, Dale Leavitt,
Brianna Shaughnessy, Chris Davis
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Acknowledgements
The Aquaculture in Shared Waters program prepares fishermen, and other working waterfront users, to start an aquaculture venture. The project builds on successful and innovative early programming by the Maine Aquaculture Association. Program partners include the Maine Aquaculture Association; Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center; Coastal Enterprises, Inc; Maine Sea Grant; and the Maine Aquaculture Hub.
Recent updates to module content and transfer to a web-based platform was supported by the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center with funding from (a) the Economic Development Agency award to Maine Technology Institute for the Seafood Economic Accelerator for Maine (SEA Maine), (b) the Department of Education, and (c) a NOAA Sea Grant award to Maine Sea Grant for the Maine Aquaculture Hub. These modules have been redesigned as stand-alone content that can be used free of charge in aquaculture training courses such as Aquaculture in Shared Waters. Credit should be given to original authors and editors when modules are used.