New environmental DNA tools can accurately and inexpensively quantify kelp-derived biomass in sediments below commercial kelp farms, according to research recently published in PLOS One. The new study ...

Another startup sees farmed kelp as a market opportunity — this time for use in skin care. Cold Current Kelp in Kittery grows kelp, extracts compounds from the seaweed and makes the a variety of skin ...

KITTERY, Maine (WMTW) — Seven months ago, Maine business partners Krista Rosen and Inga Potter were hauling in their harvest from their kelp farm off the coast of Kittery Point. Fast forward to ...

Cultivated kelp is a rich and sustainable source of potash, micronutrients and bioactive compounds, and cultivation provides ...

I can’t even imagine how the plants that are buried in the snow will come back to life! Under the salt water, however, this growth pattern is reversed. While kelp is not a plant, it does need ...