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Farming kelp the Heiltsuk way

New research braids Indigenous knowledge with Western science to demonstrate the sustainability of a small-scale kelp fishery.
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Researchers rush to understand kelp forests as harvesting increases

A growing seaweed industry based on the production of alginate, a thickener used in the food, textiles and pharmaceutical industries, has driven a boom in harvesting of kelp off the coasts of Chile and Peru.

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