Diversifying the farm’s operations Officinalis praised Scheer’s kelp farm operation, and she also offered two suggestions: that Scheer actively market his kelp to companies beyond those making edible ...

Kelp Farming May Help Clean Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change Though too toxic to eat, the seaweed in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants ...

As Puget Sound kelp farms navigate a nascent permitting process, environmental watchdog groups are asking for more scrutiny toward an untested local industry.

The kelp business is booming. Can regulators keep up? Seaweed farms are exploding in popularity. Cultivators say policies are needed to protect marine life.

The first Indigenous-owned kelp farm on the East Coast has expanded its operations with the help of grants that include a recent $75,000 contribution from the Nature Conservancy.

Kelp is good for the environment because it helps remove some of the excess nutrients that are in coastal ecosystems. Often those nutrients are caused by human reasons, human sources.

On Thursday evening, a small, underwater farm in Gowanus celebrated its first harvest. The crop, 20 pounds of dried kelp, was stored in burlap sacks hanging from the rafters of an old, disused ...

Kelp farming has been growing in the U.S. in recent years. In 2021, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to permit kelp cultivation and to restore water quality and marine life habitats.

Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.

The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers received $75,000 from The Nature Conservancy to help expand their Indigenous-run kelp farm and hatchery in Shinnecock Bay on eastern Long Island.

Kelp farms, like Cordova’s own Noble Ocean Farms, are rising up to help build strong local food networks and increase Alaska’s climate resilience. Kelp is considered a superfood.