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The Quiet Season: Off-Season Maintenance for a Seaweed Farm

What a seaweed farm actually needs from its off-season — a working checklist of line retrieval, gear inspection, mooring service, hull care and hatchery prep before reseeding.

Naomi Reyes · September 26, 2026

Farming9 min read

Managing Biofouling on Kelp Longlines: Prevention, Timing and Triage

How to keep fouling organisms off your kelp crop and gear: what fouls longlines and when, depth and timing tactics, cleaning methods, and harvest triage.

Naomi Reyes · September 25, 2026

Farming10 min read

Storm-Proofing a Kelp Farm: Design for the Worst Week of the Year

How to design and prepare a seaweed farm for storm survival: load cases, safety factors, storm checklists, and the preparation that decides what breaks.

Naomi Reyes · September 25, 2026

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