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Algae Cultivation Extension Short-course 2.0

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ACES 2.0 Part 1: Macroalgae

This is ACES 2.0, which combines the original information with new content.

The first component of ACES 2.0 covers macroalgae (seaweed) and is designed for those already in the aquaculture/shellfish industry seeking to learn the basic skills to grow these aquatic plants. ACES 2.0 is an on-line curriculum that covers both the U.S. perspective as well as inclusion of seaweed culture around the world.

To access the information in the course just click on the links for the videos in each chapter.
If you are in the discovery process, we recommend that you watch the videos in the order presented.

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Course Chapter Summaries



  • Chapter 1: Introduction


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    (00:58)    

    Welcome to the Algae Cultivation Extension Short-course

    (01:55)    

    Intro to ACES 2.0 for MacroalgaeNew

    (31:45)    

    Seaweed Farming in the USNew

    (07:13)    

    In Maine, Seaweed Farming Helps Save Jobs and the PlanetNew

    (05:16)    

    Can Seaweed Save the World?New

    (09:42)    

    Can Seaweed Farming Reverse Climate Change? | One Small StepNew

    (09:11)    

    Our Beautiful Planet: The Superpowers of SeaweedNew

    (03:06)    

    How To Grow SeaweedNew

    (02:53)    

    The Seaweed SongNew

    (1:27:07)  

    Seaweed Curriculum Project WebinarNew

    (09:27)    

    What is Aquaculture?

    (03:10)    

    From Sea to Table

  • Chapter 2: Basics of Seaweed Culture


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    SEAWEED LAB CULTURE

    (20:54)    

    Practical Guide on setting up a Seaweed HatcheryNew

    (05:18)    

    Seaweed in New England: Elements of a Seaweed Lab

    (10:20)    

    Introduction to Sugar Kelp Nursery Methods

    (08:17)    

    Introduction to Alaria Nursery Methods

    (6:22)    

    Tour of Seagrove Kelp's hatchery in KetchikanNew

    SEAWEED FARMING

    (12:54)    

    Seth Barker InterviewNew

    (14:23)    

    Setting LonglinesNew

    (05:57)    

    The Kelp Farm: 2012-2013

    (07:34)    

    Seaweed Farms in Maine: 2013–2014

    (10:58)    

    Maine Sea Vegetable Culture: 2014–2015

    (01:49)    

    Winter on the Kelp Farm

  • Chapter 3: GreenWave Seaweed Hub


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    (02:30)    

    Getting Started FarmingNew

    (03:22)    

    Annual Operations FarmingNew

    (02:18)    

    Getting Started HatcheryNew

    (01:55)    

    Annual Operations HatcheryNew

  • Chapter 4: Seaweed Farming Techniques


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    SEAWEED FARMING TECHNIQUES

    (10:56)    

    Simple Setup of Seaweed Lines

    (06:49)    

    Outplanting Seaweed Lines

    (02:41)    

    Pulling Seaweed Line

    (12:48)    

    Harvesting Kelp: Spring 2018

    (14:18)    

    Drying Seaweed in a Greenhouse

    (03:29)    

    Harvesting Seaweed in Iceland

  • Chapter 5: Interview, Lectures, and Webinars


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    (26:55)    

    Seaweed in New England: Interview with Shep Erhart

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    Seaweed in New England: Interview with Tollef Olson

    (21:38)    

    Seaweed in New England: Interview with Seth Barker and Peter Fisher

    (18:56)    

    Seaweed Farming: Part I, Tollef Olson

    (12:47)    

    Seaweed Farming: Part II, Tollef Olson

    (10:12)    

    Seaweed Farming: Part III, Tollef Olson

    (12:28)    

    Seaweed Farming: Part IV, Tollef Olson

    (50:30)    

    Cultivation of Seaweeds in Northeast America for Food, Feeds and Fertilizer

    WEBINARS

    (50:55)    

    Ocean's Balance's view of Norwegian Seaweed FarmingNew

    (4:24:46)    

    North Island Seaweed CourseNew

    (52:42)    

    NOAA Live! Webinar 82 Kelp Farming in Coastal WatersNew

    (52:37)    

    Burp Busters: A Greener Cattle Industry Through the Power of AlgaeNew

    (3:38)    

    Sea Sketches: Algae and Cattle MethaneNew

    (1:42:54)    

    Seaweed Farming: Alaska's Opportunity? 2-28-17

    (1:13:39)    

    Kelping the Sea 5-16-18

  • Chapter 6: Seaweed Culture


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    MONTEREY BAY SEAWEED FARM

    (02:43)    

    Dr. Ira Levine introduction to Monterey Bay Seaweed FarmNew

    (03:02)    

    Introduction to Monterey Bay Seaweed FarmNew

    (05:02)    

    UlvaNew

    (04:15)    

    Sea GrapesNew

    (04:18)    

    OGONew

    (04:44)    

    NoriNew

    (02:39)    

    Monterey Bay Seaweed SalesNew

    (03:14)    

    DulseNew

    (12:22)    

    KelpNew

    (04:51)    

    Dead Man Fingers, CodiumNew



    (05:34)    

    Seaweed in New England: Introduction to Seaweed Culture

    (06:43)    

    Seaweed in New England: Kelp Culture

    (05:47)    

    Seaweed in New England: Gracilaria Culture

    (12:53)    

    Cultivation of Gracilaria: Dr. Charles Yarish

    (02:24)    

    Seaweed in New England: Chondrus Culture

    (04:06)    

    Seaweed in New England: Porphyra Culture

    (05:14)    

    Seaweed in New England: Palmaria (Dulse) Culture

    (13:10)    

    Cultivation of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma

  • Chapter 7: Alaska Seaweed Farming


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    Seaweed culture in Alaska (NOAA)New

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    Webinar series: Access to capital for mariculture businesseNew

    (1:47:30)   

    Seaweed Drying Forum: Part 1New

    (58:07)   

    Seaweed Drying Forum: Part 2New

    (1:47:51)   

    Alaska Seaweed Start Up Training WebinarNew

    (32:09)    

    Kelp and Oyster Site EvaluationNew

    (51:00)    

    Kelp Operations, Monitoring, Maintenance and HarvestNew

    (54:31)    

    Alaska Marine Safety Education Association: Seaweed Farming Safety ConsiderationsNew

  • Chapter 8: Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)


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    (1:15:26)    

    Kelp and Polyculture Farm DesignNew

    (58:29)    

    Coastal Multi-trophic Aquaculture in the Gulf of MaineNew

    (16 pgs)     

    An ecosystem approach to kelp aquaculture in the Americas and EuropeNew

    (19:21)    

    Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture: Part I

    (08:38)    

    Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture: Part II

    (08:27)    

    What is Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture?

    (01:16)    

    Sustainable Aquaculture

  • Chapter 9: Seaweed Business


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    (11:48)    

    Seaweed Product Forms

    (04:19)    

    Seaweed Farms in Texas: Austin Sea Veggies

    (03:11)    

    Getting Started in Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture

    (03:55)    

    Aquaculture, A Family Business

    (9:36)    

    Kelp Harvesting with Greenwave

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    Permitting of Seaweed

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    ICCA Maine Kelp Farming, Ocean Approved

  • Chapter 10: Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo


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    NORTHEAST AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE AND EXPO 2022

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    Seaweed Farmer Panel DiscussionNew

    (17:03)    

    Estimating seasonal production rate in sugar kelp using image analysis on a commercial seaweed farm in Washington StateNew

    (17:03)    

    Distal End Triming Saccharina latissimaNew

    (17:18)    

    Optimizing yield potential and harvest efficiency of a scalable coast and offshore macroalgal farmNew

    (14:37)    

    The effect of drying on the survival of E.coli, Listeria innocua and Bacillus cereus on Sugar KelpNew

    (14:38)    

    A direct seeding approach to Saccharina latissima farming using gametophytes and juvenile sporophytesNew

    (16:12)    

    Selectively breeding improved strains of sugar kelp, Saccharina latissimaNew

    (13:23)    

    Seaweed Processing and Product Development Panel DiscussionNew

    (39:32)    

    Seaweed Processing and Product Development Audience DiscussionNew

  • Chapter 11: Seagriculture and TED Talks


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    SEAGRICULTURE 2022

    (23:42)    

    Seaweed aquaculture: opportunities, challenges and future directionsNew

    (16:54)    

    Why is red seaweed not cultivatedNew

    (21:40)    

    5 years of seaweed farm observations in extreme environmentsNew

    (16:22)    

    Keynote Presentation, Upscaling and technological development projects by SINTEF OceanNew

    (17:34)    

    Seaweed & Climate Impacts a systems perspective and comparison with other foodsNew

    (14:26)    

    Scaling Seaweed for CO2 removal and a healthy planetNew

    (23:54)    

    Cost Effective Methods for Verifying Nutrient Abatement by Farmed SeaweedsNew

    (23:46)    

    MACMODS: A numerical tool to support the future of seaweed farming, farm design, siting, and environmental feedbacksNew

    (13:26)    

    Innovative solutions for seaweed farming and processingNew

    (55:36)    

    Live Cooking DemonstrationNew

    (24:15)    

    Catenary arrays to unlock high density seaweed farmingNew

    (21:58)    

    Discussion of the ARPA-E Mariner programNew

    (21:42)    

    Jeff Hafting Keynote Advancements in Canadian on-land seaweed cultivationNew

    (18:52)    

    Line Grown Seaweed as an umami-packed superfoodNew

    (21:01)    

    Everything SeaweedNew

    (16:51)    

    LorettaRoberson R&D of tropical seaweed aquaculture techniques in the CaribbeanNew

    (17:50)    

    Keynote: Summary results of 4 years of selectively breeding sugar kelpNew

    (21:28)    

    Julia Marsh Potential of Seaweed Materials and Impact at ScaleNew

    (22:18)    

    Using seaweed to benefit the climateNew

    (20:20)    

    Bailey Moritz Scaling Seaweed Farming as a Nature Based SolutionNew

    (20:08)    

    What is a right sized seaweed company?New

    (1:03:56)    

    Investing in Seaweed PanelNew

    TED TALKS

    (15:18)    

    Vertical Ocean Farming: TEDxBermuda

    (07:23)    

    Aquaculture: TEDxUSC

    (13:21)    

    Sea the Future of our Food: TEDxSittardGeleen

  • Chapter 12: Seaweed Farms Around the World


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    (04:20)    

    Foraging Seaweed: Harvesting a French Coastal Superfood

    (04:12)    

    Aquaculture by Design: Belize

    (09:14)    

    Seaweed Farming: Zanzibar

    (04:18)    

    Seaweed Farming: Okinawa

    (03:37)    

    Seaweed Farming: Netherlands

    (45:08)    

    The Seaweed Project

  • Chapter 13: Supplemental Reading


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    (17 pgs)    

    Seaweed Food SafetyNew

    (208 pgs)    

    Global Seaweed: New and Emerging Markets Report 2023New

    (27 pgs)     

    A Review of Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation with MacroalgaeNew

    (12 pgs)     

    Seaweed Hub Report for Seaweed Parameter Testing ResourcesNew

    (39 pgs)     

    Situation Analysis for Oregon’s Emergent Seaweed Aquaculture IndustryNew

    (56 pgs)     

    The Potential for Seaweed as Livestock Feed, Workshop Report 2020New

    (17 pgs)     

    Opportunities, challenges, and future directions of open-water seaweed aquaculture in the United StatesNew

    (60 pgs)     

    Edible Seaweed Market Analysis New

    (48 pgs)     

    Developing an environmentally and economically sustainable sugar kelp aquaculture industry in southern New England: from seed to marketNew

    (72 pgs)     

    The process of market segmentation and product differentiationNew

    (41 pgs)     

    Germplasm cryopreservation of macroalgae for aquaculture breeding and natural resource conservation: A reviewNew

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    Seaweed articles from the Journal of the World Aquaculture SocietyNew

    (38 pgs)     

    Seaweed Production and Processing in Connecticut: A Guide to Understanding and Controlling Potential Food Safety HazardsNew

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    NOAA Sea Grant National Seaweed HubNew

    (16 pgs)     

    Seaweed Aquaculture for Food Security

    (130 pgs)     

    Kelp Farming Manual

    (93 pgs)     

    New England Seaweed Culture Handbook

    (92 pgs)   

    New England Seaweed Culture Handbook: Nursery Systems

    (49 pgs)     

    Gracilaria Culture Handbook for New England

    (48 pgs)     

    Sustainable Sugar Kelp Industry

    (72 pgs)     

    Agronomy for Kappaphycus and Eucheuma

    (39 pgs)   

    Shetland Seaweed Cultivation Manual

    (78 pgs)   

    Seaweed in UK and Abroad

    (16 pgs)     

    IMTA Development in Norwegian Aquaculture

    (5 pgs)     

    Aquaculture in Canada: Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture

    (194 pgs)     

    Integrated Mariculture: A Global Review

    (26 pgs)   

    Macroalgae Cultivation in Korea/Asia

    (4 pgs)     

    The Power of Seaweed in a Fiber

    (29 pgs)     

    The Farming of Seaweeds

    (118 pgs)     

    A Guide to the Seaweed Industry

    (18 pgs)   

    A Field Guide to the Seaweeds of Northern New England

    (8 pgs)   

    Seaweed Farming in Alaska

    (16 pgs)   

    An Ecosystem Approach to Kelp Aquaculture in the Americas and Europe