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360˚ Video: Kelp Phenotyping

Using a mix of rulers, calipers, and measuring tapes, a dozen scientists—an aquaculture geek squad of sorts—are sizing up thousands of individual kelp blades recently harvested from offshore seaweed farms in New England in order to find the best specimens for selective breeding. It’s a long, exacting process, but for WHOI scientist Scott Lindell, it’s a key step toward turning the ocean crop into a global energy source for the future.

More information here:
https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/ocean-resources/aquaculture/
https://www2.whoi.edu/site/kelpbot/
https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/understand/departments-centers-labs/aope/

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