By Lynn L. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A. On March 2, 2021, the University of Southern California (USC) Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island announced a new aquaculture technique that increases dramatically kelp growth and, consequently, yields four times more biomass than other natural processes. Using a “kelp elevator,” this new technique optimizes growth for bronze-colored floating algae by raising and lowering it to...
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May 12, 2017
Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News
Singapore Air, “SIA and CAAS Partner to Operate First 'Green Package' Flights in the World” Air Canada, “Air Canada to Operate Biofuel Flights in Support of Environmental Research on Contrails and Emissions” Bloomberg, “Crooks Are after the Grease from Your French Fries” The Log, “Kelp Farming Project Could Come to Catalina Island”...