Kelp Lines is a seasonal collaboration between Ocean Strategies and Washington Sea Grant that serves up the latest on seaweed farming and restoration in Washington State.
Our curated content is categorized to help you zero in on the items most relevant to YOUR interests: Washington, Regional, National, Events, Resources, and Research. A few topics we delivered earlier this week:
- Blue Dot Kitchen(BDK), a producer of seaweed-based ingredients and food productsrecently announced the launch of its new processing facility under a lease with the Port of Seattle. The facility marks a significant milestone in the company’s core purpose of unlocking the full potential of seaweed as a regenerative, scalable ingredient for the modern food system. We’re super excited for these old friends, and our bellies are super happy to have a healthy new snack. Have you tried their delicious Seacharrones?? 🤌✨
- A new tool Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) is launching to integrate our community of bull kelp lovers into the world of observations and monitoring. 🌱 Introducing Kelp Spot, PSRF’s dedicated iNaturalist project for bull kelp monitoring in WA!
- Maritime Blue recently announced the release of the Roadmap to a Thriving Seaweed Aquaculture Industry in Washington State. The Roadmap articulates the current state of Washington’s seaweed farming sector and outlines the industry challenges and critical activities necessary for long-term success. The full report is linked and here is the executive summary.
