Interest in kelp farming is on the rise in Alaska, but the infrastructure is still catching up

Interest in kelp farming is on the rise in Alaska, but the infrastructure is still catching up

While there is no shortage of kelp farmers ready to start farming Alaskan kelp the infrastructure in Alaska is still working on catching up. This article from Raven Radio in Sitka outlines what the problems are and what the future may hold. 

Seagrove Kelp Co. CEO, Markos Scheer is quoted in the article: 

“This is the kind of industry that could be a really significant leg on the economic stool for coastal Alaskans because you can do it in so many different places and do it viably,” Scheer said. “You know if we get the industry to a size that it needs to be, it’s gonna be a pillar of the economy for the next 100 years.”

Read the article in full here.