https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming Practical aquaculture knowledge — longline design, seed stock, siting, harvest timing and integrated multi-trophic systems. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/abalone-kelp-feed https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/abalone-kelp-feed Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Abalone are built to eat kelp, but feeding them well is a craft. Feed forms, rationing by size and temperature, delivery gear, and how kelp shapes growth, colour and health. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/alaria-farming-guide https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/alaria-farming-guide Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A working grow-out protocol for winged kelp (Alaria esculenta): hatchery timing, seeding, line management, harvest cuts and the failure modes that sink first crops. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/asparagopsis-farming https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/asparagopsis-farming Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Asparagopsis fed to cattle slashes methane emissions, and farmers want to grow it. The biology, the tank systems, the hard problems and what to know before trying. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/automated-seaweed-harvest https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/automated-seaweed-harvest Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hand-harvesting caps a kelp farm at boutique scale. How mechanised cutters, pump systems and harvest geometry work — and when automation actually pays. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/biofouling-management-seaweed https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/biofouling-management-seaweed Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What's that growing on your lines? A field guide to identifying fouling organisms, telling harmless from harmful, and controlling them without wrecking your site. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/choosing-first-seaweed-species https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/choosing-first-seaweed-species Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sugar kelp or wakame? Tank-grown dulse or longline Ulva? A five-question framework for matching your first farmed species to your site, market and appetite for risk. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/direct-marketing-farmed-kelp https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/direct-marketing-farmed-kelp Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How small kelp farms sell direct — pitching chefs, pricing at the market stall, building a sea-vegetable CSA, and keeping the margin the work deserves. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/drying-seaweed-methods https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/drying-seaweed-methods Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fresh kelp is up to 90% water, so drying is where farms win or lose quality. A practical comparison of sun, air, dehydrator, tunnel and freeze drying for seaweed. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/dulse-farming-guide https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/dulse-farming-guide Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dulse fetches prices kelp farmers dream of — and breaks hearts just as reliably. A realistic guide to Palmaria palmata biology, culture systems and markets. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/dulse-land-based-culture https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/dulse-land-based-culture Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dulse (Palmaria palmata) grows in land-based tumble tanks, not open sea. Light, nutrients, effluent integration and the economics of controlled red algae. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/dulse-tank-farming https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/dulse-tank-farming Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dulse commands premium food prices and wild supply is limited. How tank farming works for Palmaria palmata — systems, seeding, stocking, harvesting and markets. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/exporting-seaweed-rules https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/exporting-seaweed-rules Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Phytosanitary certificates, food-safety approvals, customs codes and packing rules — the export compliance checklist every new seaweed grower needs. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/farm-gis-mapping https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/farm-gis-mapping Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Turn a consumer drone and free GIS software into a farm record that tracks lines, growth and problems — and makes every season smarter than the last. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/farm-safety-gear https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/farm-safety-gear Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The PPE that keeps seaweed crews alive and working: flotation, cold-water protection, gloves, boots and exposure systems for all-weather farm work. https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/farm-sensor-kit https://nicko170.github.io/tidewright/journal/farming/farm-sensor-kit Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Build a useful kelp farm sensor kit for the price of a good anchor: DIY temperature chains, light loggers, tilt sensors and telemetry that answers real farm questions.