Community groups in the US launch sugar kelp restoration project; NOAA announces partnership to fight bull kelp decline

SeafoodSource is closely following seaweed innovation by compiling a regular round-up of updates from the sector.- Save the Great South Bay (STGSB) and Rotary Environmental Action Coalition of Huntington (REACH) are among several organizations on Long Island, New York, U.S.A., that are partnering to bolster suger kelp cultivation efforts.The project is necessary, according to REACH, because sugar kelp has been facing overharvesting in the area. “We would love for an industry on Long Island to develop around sugar kelp ... it just hasn’t gotten its footing yet,” Huntington-Northport Oyster Reef Project Coordinator James Wiley said. With seasonal transitions, REACH plans to focus on sugar kelp cultivation before returning attention to oyster restoration, according to Huntington Now.- NOAA Fisheries announced a partnership with the Greater Farallones Association to combat the decline of bull kelp forests.NOAA awarded USD 4.9 million (EUR 4.5 million) to the Greater Farallones ...