Seaweed in the Spotlight

Error message

  • Warning: ini_set(): Headers already sent. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in drupal_environment_initialize() (line 695 of /home4/tassusac/public_html/marineagronomy/includes/bootstrap.inc).
  • Warning: ini_set(): Headers already sent. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in drupal_environment_initialize() (line 696 of /home4/tassusac/public_html/marineagronomy/includes/bootstrap.inc).
  • Warning: ini_set(): Headers already sent. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in drupal_environment_initialize() (line 697 of /home4/tassusac/public_html/marineagronomy/includes/bootstrap.inc).
  • Warning: ini_set(): Headers already sent. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in drupal_environment_initialize() (line 700 of /home4/tassusac/public_html/marineagronomy/includes/bootstrap.inc).
  • Warning: ini_set(): Headers already sent. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in drupal_environment_initialize() (line 702 of /home4/tassusac/public_html/marineagronomy/includes/bootstrap.inc).
Abstract: 

Ocean acidification is just one of the ways in which coastal communities are already feeling the effects of a changing global ocean. The potentially devastating ramifications have made it an urgent environmental and economic issue. A collaborative project led by the Puget Sound Restoration Fund in conjunction with NOAA and other partners, was just awarded $1.5 million by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to tackle the impacts of ocean acidification. The project looks to employ an unlikely hero: seaweed.

“There are not a lot of tools in the tool box that can fight ocean acidification or remove carbon dioxide (CO ) from the ocean” says Dr. Michael Rust, NOAA Aquaculture Science Coordinator and a collaborator on the project. “Seaweed farms might be one of our best bets.”

Link / Ref: 
NOAA Fisheries
Attachment: 
PDF icon Seaweed in the Spotlight _ Office of Aquaculture.pdf
Article Source: 
NOAA Fisheries
Category: 
Aquaculture methods
Ecological Services
Economics
Uses of Seaweeds: Miscellaneous