An Atlantic salmon cage site. Photo by Shutterstock/Leo W. Kowal
This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here.
The practice of farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants by land and by sea dates back 3,000 years as first the Chinese and then the Romans sought ways to supplement their food supplies with species such as carp and oysters.
In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems.
Registration is now open for the 2021 Seaweed Farm Start-up Training Program, aimed at providing the tools and training necessary for Alaskans to start their own seaweed farms.
The program, run by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation and Alaska Sea Grant, is aimed at commercial fishermen, Alaska Natives and fishing communities. The deadline to register is Feb. 1.Â
The programâs introductory webinar will be held on Feb. 2. Webinar attendees will then be able to register for a week-long series of virtual multi-day workshops that begin on Feb. 22.
The week-long program will also include one-on-one mentoring for high-performing participants, as well as potential in-person, hands-on field training in the spring and summer of 2021.Â
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