Sustainable AquaCulture
Offshore farming of highly nutritious and protein-rich foods like algae, kelp, and other non-conventional food sources.
Main Deliverables of this Project
Design and build a system that can produce highly nutritious and protein-rich food that can store...
Preliminary Research and Documentation
The following research and documentation is meant to get this project started. Please consider th...
Spirulina
Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) is an algae that grows in both fresh and salt water. Often re...
Bladder Wrack
Bladder Wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) is an algae that grows in sea water. It can grow up to a hei...
Dulse
Dulse (Palmaria palmata) is an reddish brown algae that grows in sea water. It is mostly found ...
Irish Moss
Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus), also known as Carrageen, is a reddish-green algae found in ab...
Kombu
Kombu (Saccharina japonica) is a greenish-brown algae that grows in sea water. It is the bigges...
Nori
Nori (Porphyra yezoensis/Porphyra tenera), also known as Laver, is a greenish-red algae that gr...
Sea Grapes
Sea Grapes (Coccoloba uvifera) are a greenish algae that grows in sea water. It is widely used ...
Sea Lettuce
Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) is a green algae that grows in sea water. It is popularly known as t...
Sustainable Aquaculture
https://www.seasteading.org/the-seaweed-solution-with-dr-ricardo-radulovich/ This project i...
Wakame
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is a green algae that grows in sea water with a distinctive flavor...
Project Development and Results
Results The outcomes of this project must be a fully functional algae farm. It must include all ...
Contributor Rewards
The winning team will get: An all expense paid trip to the Ocean Builders Launch site in Panam...