kelp mariculture

Microscopic kelp planting yields bumper harvest in just 6 months

Microscopic kelp planting yields bumper harvest in just 6 months

Vanessa Fairweather2024-12-16T12:19:46+11:00November 22nd, 2024|

This month, our Offshore Kelp Mariculture project team successfully harvested giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, from the Tinderbox kelp lease. This major phase 1 project milestone comes just 6 months after the initial outplanting of hatchery-reared microscopic juveniles on 18m [...]

Scientific Permit Granted for Research into Growing Kelp Offshore in Tasmania

Scientific Permit Granted for Research into Growing Kelp Offshore in Tasmania

Vanessa Fairweather2023-07-18T13:24:33+10:00May 29th, 2023|

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania has issued a scientific permit to deploy marine infrastructure as part of a research program on growing kelp. The research site, south of Blackmans Bay and north of the Tinderbox Reserve, [...]

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