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A new study in Maine will look at the ability of a type of seaweed called kelp to make the ocean more habitable for marine organisms, and possibly increase what s harvested from it.
East Boothbay’s Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received a $900,000 grant to study how kelp aquaculture can counteract effects of climate change. The international project was funded by World Wildlife Fund with support from the Bezos Earth Fund.
The goal of the project is to inform farmers, the public and policymakers, and ultimately to help restore the health and productivity of the oceans.
With partners from the Island Institute and the University of New Hampshire, Senior Research Scientist Nichole Price, the project lead, has been working with mussel and seaweed farmers in Maine to test the potential of growing kelp alongside blue mussels, which are particularly vulnerable to increasing ocean acidity.
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IMAGE: Bigelow Laboratory Research Associate Brittney Honisch measures a piece of sugar kelp before harvest in Casco Bay. Bigelow Laboratory is leading a new project that will evaluate how seaweed might. view more
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A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be used to explore how kelp aquaculture can remediate negative effects of climate change. The international project is funded by World Wildlife Fund with support from the Bezos Earth Fund.
The newly funded project will lay the scientific foundations for a new tool to help restore the health and productivity of our oceans.
Bigelow Laboratory to research whether kelp farming can combat climate change
The Maine science center has received a grant of almost $900,000 for the research.
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EAST BOOTHBAY A Maine science center has received a grant of almost $900,000 for research into ways that aquaculture of kelp can be used to combat climate change.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences received the money from World Wildlife Fund with support from Bezos Earth Fund. Representatives for Bigelow said Wednesday the research will focus on the role kelp can play as a “sponge” that soaks up carbon dioxide.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves into the ocean and makes the water more acidic, which damages ecosystems, Bigelow representatives said.