
Seaweed Cultivation - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Aug 5, 2025 · When seaweed removes carbon dioxide from seawater, it alters the balance of carbon dioxide between water and air, causing the gas to move from the atmosphere into the ocean.
Pressing and drying seaweed - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
To dry seaweed, simply arrange it on anything from trays to cookie sheets to screens. You can also dry large kelp by hanging them over railings or on laundry lines. Place them in a warm room, in the sun, …
How do you solve a problem like Sargassum?
Jul 16, 2025 · Tons of rotting seaweed on beaches can have widespread economic consequences, deterring tourists and inflicting on local communities the cost of ongoing cleanup and disposal. Also …
Harnessing the ocean to power transportation
Aug 5, 2025 · In the not-so-distant future, seaweed might provide biofuel to power planes, trucks, cars, and ships. The technology to harness the power of seaweeds is very much in development, and …
Seeding the future - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
May 21, 2025 · To address one of the kelp industry’s biggest bottlenecks, a research team led by WHOI research associate David Bailey and WHOI engineers Robin Littlefield and Ben Weiss collaborated …
Edible Seaweed – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Humans have eaten seaweed for centuries—pickled, dried, and raw—adding a deep savory flavor known as umami. When farmed, seaweed improves water quality and absorbs excess carbon. Some …
2025 will likely be a ‘major’ seaweed year, experts say
Jan 14, 2025 · Press Room WHOI In the News 2025 will likely be a ‘major’ seaweed year, experts say 2025 will likely be a ‘major’ seaweed year, experts say January 14, 2025 South Florida Sun Sentinel …
Study reveals dramatic decline in historic sargassum populations, with ...
Woods Hole, Mass. (Dec 5, 2025) -- A new study published this week in Nature Geoscience has uncovered a dramatic decline in long-standing populations of the seaweed Sargassum in the North …
Fueling the Future - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
October 4, 2017 In the future, our homes and vehicles could be powered by fuel made from seaweed grown at large-scale offshore farms. Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution …
Seagrass Meadows - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nov 6, 2025 · What are seagrass meadows? Just off the coast of every continent except Antarctica, hidden meadows abound with life. These underwater ecosystems primarily consist of …