Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis ...

A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By analyzing farm design, weather, vessel types, and processing methods, it ...

Some of you already know this, but for those who don't: the War in Iran has created a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea passage through which one fifth of the world's oil and one third ...

For as long as she can remember, Azure Cygler’s life passions and career have been centered around the ocean. She worked as a commercial fisherman on tuna charter boats, in sustainable fishing ...

The Shinnecock Indian Nation is leading the fight to keep Long Island from going underwater. As part of that effort, The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers, an Indigenous-owned and women-led nonprofit, is ...

Kelson Marine and collaborators sample kelp grown on an open-ocean seaweed farm. Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but ...