Aquaculture Cultivation Ecology 
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 31, 2024
There have been myriad overfishing crises, but cultivation of the oceans has been limited. Marine and coastal aquaculture production has soared since 1990 , reaching a record 78.4 Expanding maricultural infrastructure would also contribute to “ ocean sprawl ,” which degrades ecological systems and wildlife habitats.
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 15, 2023
mile rock-walled lagoon used for aquaculture. Enlisting a staff of 16 and an army of volunteers, the organization cultivates the crop in knee-deep water diverted from Heʻeia stream. In 2001, executive director Kanekoa Shultz, a marine biologist and seaweed expert, helped rebuild the adjacent Paepae o Heʻeia fishpond.
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Civil Eats
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
In Alaska, seaweed farmers can only cultivate seaweed varieties that grow natively within 50 kilometers of their farm. That’s a lot of ocean to potentially cultivate. Can you take this biomass that is naturally growing, can you cultivate it and then use it as a food and feed product, or use it as a way to improve people’s well-being?”
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 29, 2023
Bakersfield College boasts an Edible Gardens Catalog program, Kalamazoo Community College offers Sustainable Food Systems Competencies coursework and Greenfield Community College’s Farm and Food Systems covers mushroom foraging and cultivation, permaculture design, beekeeping, food preservation and more.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 15, 2023
Hailing from a commercial lobstering family in Maine, Patryn sees cultivating this marine crop as a lifeline for a community threatened by fishing’s uncertain future. In response, cultivators are calling for more policies to govern their business and protect waterways and marine ecosystems. in the four years since its founding.
Civil Eats
JULY 31, 2024
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. Largely developed in Asia, seaweed farming is a new venture on American shores. coasts—and could help fight climate change. Transportation is one.
Civil Eats
JUNE 27, 2024
The Scientists Who Kickstarted American Kelp Farming The science behind this boom in seaweed cultivation began in New England nearly 50 years ago. Seaweed farming, a longstanding tradition in Asia for more than a hundred years, is now gaining a place on U.S. Gregarious and welcoming, Yarish can talk kelp nonstop.
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