In Alaska, ocean farming could chart a different path from the sort of extraction that’s defined it for more than two centuries.
, a Juneau-based business that helped kick-start the state’s kelp industry. Heifetz and her husband, Matt Kern, founded Barnacle in 2016.
Globally, the outlook for seaweed farming is uncertain. The number of publicly disclosed seaweed start-ups rose last year compared with 2021, according to Kelp needs to be blanched and frozen, or dried, not long after being harvested, or it can degrade. For an operation near Juneau, this is doable. But for farms scattered throughout more remote parts of Alaska, this will require building new processing plants.
The group pledged to distribute 50 percent of the money to underserved areas, with a quarter of the total funds going to Alaska Native communities.
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