11 articles
How nutrient pollution from land tips coastal reefs from kelp forest to turf algae, why the shift is so hard to reverse, and what actually brings the canopy back.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Nutrient pollution feeds opportunistic algae that shade and smother kelp, while rotting blooms strip oxygen. How eutrophication degrades kelp coasts.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
How pairing Gracilaria with farmed shrimp turns waste nutrients into a second crop — pond designs, nutrient budgets, husbandry and the honest economics of the pairing.
Naomi Reyes ·
Filtration trains, source water choices, daily monitoring and contamination response — the water-quality management that decides whether a kelp hatchery succeeds.
Naomi Reyes ·
An atmospheric river can drop farm salinity for weeks. How seaweed farmers monitor freshwater events, protect stock and learn each site's local limits.
Naomi Reyes ·
What to measure on a small seaweed farm, with what: temperature, light, dissolved oxygen, salinity and turbidity sensors — priced, compared and integrated into daily work.
Naomi Reyes ·
A working water-testing protocol for seaweed farms: which parameters matter, what gear to use, how often to sample, and the thresholds that trigger action.
Naomi Reyes ·
Suspended sediment has quietly shrunk some of the world's kelp forests. How turbidity works, how sedimentation smothers recruits, and how clarity returns.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
How to evaluate a seaweed farm site: the physical criteria that decide your crop, the water quality checks, and the social map of neighbours and rules.
Naomi Reyes ·
How seaweed farmers should read temperature, salinity and nitrate: practical sensor routines, thermocline effects and simple decision rules for kelp growth.
Naomi Reyes ·
Kelp gametophytes are demanding housemates. Learn the temperature, light, filtration and nutrient regimes that keep seed cultures healthy until out-planting.
Naomi Reyes ·