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Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

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Rich in minerals, kelp grows quickly and doesn’t require fertilizer. What’s more, the fibrous plant, which can grow two feet a day, also pulls anywhere from five to 20 times more carbon from the atmosphere than any terrestrial crop, something that leading marine scientists are working to quantify right now.

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