MARINE AGRONOMY

Marine Agronomy (MA) community is a very diversified community. Members come from academia, industry, U.S. government, financial institutions, etc. This diverse team focuses on the possibility of industrial-scale Marine Agronomy (mainly seaweeds farming). We explore how to expand production of marine plants to feed humans, generating renewable energy, extracting nutrients from environment, improving fisheries, producing biological materials for plastics, fiber, feeds, etc., creating well-paying jobs, and so on... Marine agronomy (MA) can be defined as the farming of seaweeds in the ocean for human food, animal feed, fiber, bioenergy, and useful chemicals. The focus on seaweeds, as well as all of the products they can provide, distinguishes MA from typical aquaculture, which is mainly based on animal products for human consumption. We believe this breadth of focus and products is important in moving aquaculture from a small-scale food production system to one that is comparable to..

Also known as: Marine Agronomy Group

Primary location: United States