A company in the new area of kelp farming has received approval for an experimental aquaculture lease in Casco Bay an inlet of the Gulf of Maine. Ocean Approved LLC, which owners say created the first kelp farm in America in 2009, also in Casco Bay, received approval January 24 from the Department of Marine Resources for a three-year lease for 3.03 acres off of Jewell Island. They are still awaiting the approval for a second site of the same size off Chebeague Island.
Dobbins and his partner, Tollef Olson, plan to use the sites as underwater laboratories, experimenting with different growing conditions to find the ideal setting for a longer-term kelp farm. They grow three varieties of kelp, each native to Casco Bay. The approved site off of Jewell Island is a high-energy zone, Dobbins said, with significant tidal movement. The Chebeague Island site is a low-energy site, he said. “These two zones are where we'll go to make our mistakes and our success,” Dobbins said. “We still have some research to do.” Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
Dobbins and his partner, Tollef Olson, plan to use the sites as underwater laboratories, experimenting with different growing conditions to find the ideal setting for a longer-term kelp farm. They grow three varieties of kelp, each native to Casco Bay. The approved site off of Jewell Island is a high-energy zone, Dobbins said, with significant tidal movement. The Chebeague Island site is a low-energy site, he said. “These two zones are where we'll go to make our mistakes and our success,” Dobbins said. “We still have some research to do.” Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
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