Seaweed Cultivation - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2023年9月8日 · Seaweed, or marine macrolagae, includes many different kinds of photosynthetic organisms. Some, like kelp and sea lettuce, are found in coastal areas where they cling to the ocean floor in areas shallow enough to receive sufficient light for photosynthesis. Others, like sargassum, float freely in the open ocean.
Pressing and drying seaweed - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
Pressing and drying seaweed. To dry seaweed, simply arrange it on anything from trays to cookie sheets to screens. You can also dry large kelp by hanging them over railings or on laundry lines. Place them in a warm room, in the sun, or in a warm oven. These dried seaweeds can later be re-submersed in salt water to be studied.
Can Seaweed Fuel the Future? - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
2020年8月13日 · Fuels generated from biomass, known as biofuels, could provide a low-emission alternative to fossil fuels. However, growing biofuel crops such as corn and sugarcane takes land out of food production and requires inputs like freshwater, fertilizers, and pesticides. Marine algae and seaweeds, on the other hand, need only seawater and sunlight to ...
Seagrass Meadows - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2021年7月26日 · They are often conflated with seaweed, which is a type of algae, but seagrasses are true plants with root systems that extend into the ground to take up nutrients. They also flower and produce seeds. Under the right conditions, seagrasses can form dense underwater meadows covering large areas of shallow seafloor.
Edible Seaweed - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Image and Visual Licensing. WHOI copyright digital assets (stills and video) contained on this website can be licensed for non-commercial use upon request and approval. Please contact WHOI Digital Assets at images@whoi.edu or (508) 289-2647. Humans have eaten seaweed for centuries—pickled, dried, and raw—adding a deep savory flavor known as ...
Selective breeding seaweed - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Selective breeding seaweed. Using a mix of rulers, calipers, and measuring tapes, a dozen scientists—an aquaculture geek squad of sorts—are sizing up thousands of individual kelp blades recently harvested from offshore seaweed farms in New England in order to find the best specimens for selective breeding. It’s a long, exacting process ...
Ocean Encounters: Seaweed Solutions - Woods Hole …
Ocean Encounters: Seaweed Solutions How scientists, ocean farmers, and policymakers are looking to kelp as a sustainable solution to some of the toughest issues facing our world today. As our climate continues to change and food insecurity grows worldwide, scientists and others are looking to solve these problems without harming marine ecosystems.
Aquaculture - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2020年8月13日 · Shellfish and seaweed aquaculture also provide valuable services to marine ecosystems and the planet. Shellfish and seaweeds absorb carbon dioxide rather than producing it like land-based livestock. In fact, dense seaweed farms can create a “halo-effect” around them that could help mitigate local ocean acidification.
WHOI advancing a seaweed solution to develop new kelp strains
2021年8月10日 · WHOI’s Scott Lindell, a research specialist in aquaculture technology, leads the research project to develop seaweed strains for commercial uses. The project will test the performance of superior sugar kelp strains on farms and measure the yield and quality of the new strains. With funding over the next 2.5 years from WWF, the team plans to ...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution receives Seagriculture …
2022年10月5日 · The team developed an automated underwater seaweed seed-string deployment device (patent pending) with potential to reduce labor needs on seaweed farms in Kodiak, Alaska. The device, funded by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: 2020 Marine Pilot RFP Selected Project, has two seed-spools which are loaded on an automated …