Alaska’s budding mariculture industry faces some big practical issues — like an American consumer market that has yet to embrace seaweed. (From alaskabeacon)
published in 2021 in Scotland – another part of the world where seaweed aquaculture is seen as a promising new industry. Among them, according to the report: shading that reduces sunlight needed by other organisms within the water column, possible introduction of invasive species, underwater entanglements of marine mammals and obstructions to travel in the water.
The labor squeeze that is affecting the economy as a whole can also make it difficult for aquaculture operators to attract workers, especially considering the physical rigors of harvesting. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the state agency that promotes Alaska fish, is unable to help, at least for now.
State law limits ASMI’s promotional work to traditional fish products, said Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan. He has been trying to change that with legislation, but so far has fallen short.House Bill 41 “We felt like we tried to alleviate their concerns,” he said, pointing out that the intent was for ASMI to find some federal grants to do the mariculture promotions. Still, it was more important to get the rest of the bill passed than to fight for that particular provision, he said. He is now working with people in the mariculture sector to try to find a future path for product promotion, which might mean future legislation, possibly as soon as this year, he said.
Others have followed a similar path, embracing seaweed cultivation for both economic and environmental reasons, he said. “There’s a growing acceptance that, hey, there’s a lot of potential out there in the ocean for a variety of foods,” he said. “The sky’s the limit.”
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