University of New England Student Heads Up New Sea Lettuce Research
A University of New England student receives first hand aquaculture experience while researching sustainable food systems.
Last summer, Sophia Tearman (Marine Science, '24) was a part of the UNE Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program and worked closely with Associate Professor Carrie Byron, Ph.D., in partnership with Atlantic Sea Farms, a regenerative seaweed aquaculture company, to study how sea lettuce is grown and what conditions it needs to thrive.
Tearman researched the best methods for cultivating sea lettuce, a sustainable and edible type of seaweed, to help...
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