The big splash on Alaska tideland? Kelp farming.

Applicants are asking Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources for permission to begin hundreds of acres of kelp farming on the state’s tidelands, reports Alaska Public Media. Last year, the state got requests to lease around 18 acres for various types of mariculture; this year, kelp farming would occupy two-thirds of the 1,000 acres of lease… » Read More

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