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Development of Native Kelp Culture System Technologies to Support Sea Vegetable…
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Fiscal Year: 2010Title: Development of Native Kelp Culture System Technologies to Support Sea Vegetable Aquaculture in New England Coastal WatersAgency: DOCContract: WC133R10CN0221Award Amount: $95,000.00
Abstract:
This Phase I research effort is to design and develop “seed” nursery methodologies for development of commercial-scale production of young kelp plants, specifically Saccharina latissima (Phase I), Alaria esculenta and Laminaria digitata (Phase II). The project objectives include: (1) Establishing unialgal cultures from wild-collected material, (2) Determining the key culture conditions that control and trigger progression through life history stages, (3) Designing a scalable modular culture system appropriate for commercial production of young kelp plants, and (4) Creating a detailed outline of the protocol for culture system operations as a foundation for a Phase II project objective of transferring the technology to the educational and commercial sectors. This project is a collaborative effort between Ocean Approved, The University of Connecticut and the Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center and supports the development of a new aquaculture sector, allowing the United States to participate in the $7 billion dollar cultivated sea vegetable marketSmall Business Information at Submission:Ocean Approved, LLC
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Award Information
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Agency: Department of Commerce |
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Award ID: 99547 |
Program Year/Program: 2010 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 10-68 |
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Solicitation Topic Code: 8.1.7SG |
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