Acre Aquaculture Ecology 
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Sprouting deep within the verdant pleats of Oʻahu’s Koʻolau Mountains, Heʻeia stream winds through Kakoʻo ʻOʻiwi , a non-profit organization centered on a six-acre taro farm, before emptying into the wide mouth of Kane‘ohe Bay. mile rock-walled lagoon used for aquaculture. One acre can bank about a foot of water,” he says. “If
Civil Eats
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Still in its research phase, the 86-acre project is operated by Ocean Rainforest, a company that aims to fight climate change by growing seaweed at scale: 1 million tons a year by 2030. seaweed farm of 1 to 4 acres—and a new frontier for ocean farming. seaweed farm of 1 to 4 acres—and a new frontier for ocean farming.
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Modern Farmer
AUGUST 15, 2023
Bren Smith, who started the regenerative ocean farming company GreenWave , writes in his book Eat Like a Fish that anyone with $20,000 and a boat has enough to start harvesting 10 tons of kelp per acre — and net as much as $120,000 per year doing it, given they find the right buyer. The two states account for more than 85 percent of the U.S.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 29, 2023
On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. Over time, the administrators hope to expand with aquaculture, waste management, raised-bed gardening and more.
Civil Eats
JULY 31, 2024
That day, they’d been out to their four-acre farm and back twice, harvesting a total of 6,300 pounds. One type in particular, kelp—a large brown algae with many species, including sugar kelp— has been hailed as an ecologically beneficial, nutritious superfood that can be farmed on both U.S. coasts—and could help fight climate change.
Civil Eats
JUNE 27, 2024
In 1976, as a new assistant professor at the University of Connecticut’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and also its Department of Marine Sciences, Yarish became increasingly fascinated by kelp’s ability to pull nutrients from the water column. Gregarious and welcoming, Yarish can talk kelp nonstop.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The towns Harbor Management Committee , with support from the Urban Harbors Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is compiling its second draft of hundreds of pages detailing everything from dock compliance to potential new aquaculture sites, which can help improve water quality over time. What do we do tomorrow?
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