Seaweed and kelp are eaten by both humans and domestic animals all over the world. Several species are used in everything from cosmetics and food additives to fertilizers and medicines. However, ...

New environmental DNA tools can accurately and inexpensively quantify kelp-derived biomass in sediments below commercial kelp farms, according to research recently published in PLOS One. The new study ...

Another startup sees farmed kelp as a market opportunity — this time for use in skin care. Cold Current Kelp in Kittery grows kelp, extracts compounds from the seaweed and makes the a variety of skin ...

KITTERY, Maine (WMTW) — Seven months ago, Maine business partners Krista Rosen and Inga Potter were hauling in their harvest from their kelp farm off the coast of Kittery Point. Fast forward to ...

On his boat, surrounded by the Long Island Sound, checking kelp lines is Jonathan McGee’s happy place. “Growing up, I spent a lot of time on the Sound. I’m a big water person and I’ve always been an ...

With help from Nat Geo, CU Boulder alumnus Markos Scheer expands kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture University of Colorado Boulder ...