Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Kelp has many potential uses—in food, as a bio-stimulant for crops, and even as biofuel. As the kelp aquaculture industry works to scale up, our scientists and engineers are helping out with an automated seeder that cuts down on farmers’ time and exposure to the elements.
Want more kelp? Find out how we’re seeding the blue economy's future: go.whoi.edu/helping-kelp
📹 by Daniel Cojanu/WHOI
Kelp has many potential uses—in food, as a bio-stimulant for crops, and even as biofuel. As the kelp aquaculture industry works to scale up, our scientists and engineers are helping out with an automated seeder that cuts down on farmers’ time and exposure to the elements.
Want more kelp? Find out how we’re seeding the blue economy's future: go.whoi.edu/helping-kelp
📹 by Daniel Cojanu/WHOI
