Resources | Ocean Farming Hub

Topics

All Topics Nursery Farming Processing + Markets

Browse Resources

Showing 161 Resources

Sort by

Why Regenerative Ocean Farming?

Ocean Farming State Regulation Directory

What Do Kelp Farms Look Like?

GreenWave Seed Bank and Nursery Tour

Nursery Operations | Farmer Forum

Kelp Growth Rate Measurement Protocols

Ocean Farm SWOT Analysis

How to Calculate Anchor Size for Your Kelp Farm

Sugar Kelp Spore Seeding Equipment Checklist

Guide to Common Biofouling Organisms for Ocean Farmers

Choosing the Best Ocean Farming Site

Kelp Product Sell Sheet Example

Outplant Tracking Farm Map

Ocean Farm Sales Analysis Template

Kelp Nursery Budget Calculator

Small Kelp Nursery Equipment Price List

Kelp Spool Quantity Calculator

Kelp Spool Quality Rating System

Kelp Sorus Collection Best Practices

Spool Outplanting Tracker

Ocean Farming Glossary

Guide to Kelp Farm Anchoring Systems

Lease or Permit Application Project Description Template

Harvest Tracking Farm Map

Decision Tree: Identifying Kelp Nursery Contaminants

Weekly Kelp Nursery Maintenance Checklist

Hatchery Management Tracker - Spool Inventory & Data Log

Provasoli's Enriched Solution (PES) Volume Calculator for Kelp Nurseries

Kelp Spore Density Calculator

The Ocean Farm Design Tool

Site Evaluation + Permitting Forum

Community Forum

Farm Design Forum

Community Forum

Farm Operations Forum

Community Forum

Processing + Markets Forum

Community Forum

Kelp Hatchery Forum

Community Forum

Co-Packing Guide for Kelp Farmers

Research + Industry News Forum

Community Forum

Validated Kelp Recipes for Shelf-Stable Products

Fresh Sugar Kelp Post-Harvest Handling Guide: Storage, Processing, and Quality Control

Model Kelp Nursery Equipment List and Costs

Soaking and Leaching Spools for Kelp Nursery Production: Step-by-Step Guide

How to Package and Ship Kelp Sorus Tissue: Step-by-Step Guide

Processing Sorus Tissue in Kelp Nurseries: Step-by-Step Guide

Kelp Spore Seeding Protocol for Nursery Technicians: Step-by-Step Guide

Kelp Nursery Contamination Treatment Guide

Seed Spool Quality Grading Guidelines

Protocol for Painting Gametophyte Biomass onto Spools

5-Line Array: Connect the Spreader Bar to the Anchoring System Using an Extension Line

Purchasing Practices: Guide for First-Time Kelp Buyers

Seaweed Buyer Personas: Market Segment Examples

How to Work with Buyers: Guidance for Kelp Farmers

Fresh Sugar Kelp Packaging Guide

Sugar Kelp Respiration Rates and Post-Harvest Handling Research Findings

Seaweed Term Sheet Template

Seaweed Purchase Agreement Template

Sell Sheet Template for Farmers

Financial Planning Calculator for Ocean Farmers

Annual Farm Calendar Calculator

Cultivated Seaweed Testing Guide

Environmental Conditions Chart

Kelp Spool Growth Guide: Week-by-Week Visual Timeline

Contamination Identification Chart

Contamination Treatment Chart

Kelp Nursery-Buyer Agreement Template

Attaching a Buoy Line to the Growline

Attaching a Pigtail to a Vertical Line

Attaching the Growline to the Anchor Line

Connecting a 5-Line Array to the Anchor System

De-tensioning a 5-Line Array for Outplanting

Deploying a 5-Line Array

Deploying an Embedment Anchor

Deploying Growlines on a 5-Line Array

Detensioning the System to Remove a Spool

Dummy Line Overview

Installing a Dummy Line

Find and Fix Broken Seedstring

Lift Anchors with a Block and Tackle

Ocean Farm Basic Financial Model: Guided Tutorial

Measure and Cut Your Growlines

Monitor Kelp for Biomass and Quality

Underwater View: Deadeye Tensioning System

Essential Tips for New Ocean Farmers

Harvest Buddy 2.0: Mechanizing Kelp Harvesting

Ocean Farming Challenges

Essential Knots for Ocean Farming

How to Tie a Bowline Knot

How to Tie a Butterfly Knot

How to Tie an Anchor Knot

Outplanting a Single-Line Array

Preparing to Outplant on a Single-Line Array

Securing Seedstring to a Growline

Splicing a C-Link into a Growline with an Eye Splice

Farm Design Tool: Guided Tutorial

Custom Kelp Harvester: Overview

How to Transport Spools: The Transfer Tube Method

Anchor System Overview

Monitoring Your Kelp Farm

Soft Shackles: An Alternative to Traditional Hardware

Tensioning Anchors with a Tag Line

Walthrough of a 5-Line Array

Overview of Embedment Anchors

Single-Line Array Walk-Through

Tensioning Lines with Tag Lines and Tensioning Buoys

Kelp Farmer Innovations: Creative Solutions from the Water

Indigenous Voices: Shinnecock Kelp Farmers

Contamination Identification for Gametophyte Cultures

Sanitizing Seed Spools for Kelp Nursery Production: Step-by-Step Guide

A Grassroots Approach to Marketing

Catenary Arrays: Pathways to Scale

Farming Kelp at Scale: An Alaskan Case Study

Kelp Seeding: From Microscopic to Magnificent

Shallow Water Farming: A Low-Cost Innovation

Connecting a 5-Line Array to an Anchor System with an Extension Line

Farm Design: Understanding Site Area and Depth

Kelp Lifecycle: From Wild Growth to Hatchery Cultivation

Kelp Stabilization for Rural Communities

Nursery Basics: Sorus to Outplanting Overview

Supporting the Regenerative Ocean Farming Industry

How to Work With Farmers | Sea to Sale

Optimal Post-Harvest Handling & Storage | Farmer Forum

Content Generation and Social Media Marketing | Farmer Forum

Kelp Sales Planning 101 | Farmer Forum

Co-Packing with Kelp | Farmer Forum

Preserving Quality: Post Harvest Handling and Storage | Farmer Forum

Kelp Stabilization: Current and Emerging Methods | Farmer Forum

How to Work with Buyers | Farmer Forum

Metrics that Matter: Kelp Impact Reporting | Sea to Sale

The Science of the Environmental Benefits of Kelp Farms | Farmer Forum

Quality Control: Sourcing Consistent Kelp | Sea to Sale

Kelp Product Development | Sea to Sale

Thriving in the Blue Economy | Sea to Sale

How to Market Your Products | Sea to Sale

Kelp Stabilization in Rural Alaska

Gametophyte Morphology Chart

Working with Co-Packers

Media and Solutions Chart

Protocol for Preparing Solutions

Protocol for Packaging and Shipping Sorus Tissue

Protocol for Processing Sorus Tissue

Creating Mixed Gametophyte Cultures: Step-by-Step Guide

Protocol for Changing Media in Gametophyte Cultures

Checking the Health of Gametophyte Cultures: Step-by-Step Guide

Protocol for Grinding Gametophyte Biomass

Protocol for Scraping Gametophyte Biomass

Protocol for Sanitizing Spools

Kelp Nursery-Buyer Contract Template

Protocol for Shipping Gametophyte Cultures

Protocol for Transporting Seed Spools

Weighing Gametophyte Biomass: Step-by-Step Guide

Protocols for Gametophyte Culturing

California Ocean Farming Permit & Lease Guide

Spool Seeding Preparation Checklist

Sorus Tissue Quality Grading

Purchasing Practices: Guide for Established Kelp Buyers

Kelp Nursery Operations Manual: Proven Protocols and Practices for Seed Cultivation

Nursery Production Worksheet

Equipment Handbook for Kelp Stabilization in Rural Communities

3D Model of GreenWave’s Nursery-in-a-Box

Kelp Producer License and Food Safety Plan Example

Connecticut Ocean Farm Lease and Permit Application Example

How to Transport Spools: The Paper Towel Method