West Alaska Mariculture Initiative Hopes to Capitalize on Growing Overseas Kelp Markets (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] March 25, 2015
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Kelp Cubes add to the sea veggie craze. I’ll tell you more after this –
Sea farmers can grow lots more than fish and oysters. Growing less labor intensive underwater ocean veggies is an exploding market around the world, especially for products made from kelp. Globally, kelp drives a $5 billion dollar industry. Some examples:
Ocean Approved of Maine, which claims to be America’s first and only commercial kelp farm, launched a line of kelp cubes this month at the Boston Seafood. The cubes are aimed at the popular smoothie market, which has expanded the use of green veggie in its juices. The company also sells kelp “sea slaw,” “sea rounds” and “wraps.” Ocean Approved began in 2009 and has been seeded with a half million dollars in grants from NOAA Fisheries and the Maine Technology Institute...
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