Opportunities, challenges and future directions of open-water seaweed aquaculture in the United States
dc.contributor.author | Kim, JangKyun | |
dc.contributor.author | Stekoll, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Yarish, Charles | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-06T14:44:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-06T14:44:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-09-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kim, J., Stekoll, M., & Yarish, C. (2019). Opportunities, challenges and future directions of open-water seaweed aquaculture in the United States. Phycologia, 58(5), 446-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/00318884.2019.1625611 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-8884 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2330-2968 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/15072 | |
dc.description.abstract | Seaweed aquaculture is a relatively young industry in the United States compared to Asian countries. Early attempts at seaweed aquaculture in California, Washington State, New York and the Gulf of Maine in the 1980s and 1990s did not result in commercial production but provided important lessons. Since 2010, commercial cultivation of kelp (Saccharina latissima, Laminaria digitata, and Alaria esculenta) and other seaweeds (Palmaria palmata and Porphyra umbilicalis) began in the Gulf of Maine and Long Island Sound. Seaweed aquaculture is now a fast-growing maritime industry, especially in New England. If seaweed aquaculture is to maintain its momentum, it is important to (1) emphasise the environmental benefits; (2) domesticate a variety of local species; and (3) diversify seaweed products for food, animal feed, phycocolloids, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and ultimately biofuels if it becomes economically viable due to the cost of production. The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United States offers opportunities for expansion of seaweed aquaculture in an area greater than the entire land mass of the United States and with limited user conflicts. This study reviews the past and current status of seaweed aquaculture in the United States and discusses potential opportunities and challenges of open-water seaweed aquaculture. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Long Island Sound Study's Long Island Sound Futures Fund. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Connecticut Sea Grant College Program. NOAA SBIR I and II. USDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources. Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education. NOAA Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea. Premium Oceanic. Alaska Sea Grant. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Sea Grant. Department of Commerce. University of Alaska. Japan Overseas Fisheries Cooperation Development. National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute. Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program. | en_US |
dc.description.tableofcontents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Past: 1970s-1990s -- Current: Seaweed farming boom in the 2010s -- Offshore aquaculture: The future of seaweed aquaculture in the United States? -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Additional information -- References | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.subject | Alaria | en_US |
dc.subject | Kelps | en_US |
dc.subject | Offshore aquaculture | en_US |
dc.subject | Pyropia | en_US |
dc.subject | Saccharina | en_US |
dc.subject | Seaweed aquaculture | en_US |
dc.subject | United States | en_US |
dc.title | Opportunities, challenges and future directions of open-water seaweed aquaculture in the United States | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.peerreview | Yes | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2024-06-06T14:44:55Z | |
dc.identifier.journal | Phycologia | en_US |