Internship with Kampachi Farms: Hawaiian macroalgae (limu) culturing techniques for future offshore demonstration project

Project PI: Clara Whetstone

Project Advisor: Keelee Martin

I will be completing an internship with Kampachi farms in Kona to learn the techniques involved in maintaining culture tanks of native Hawaiian algae. These smaller cultures will eventually be grown in a larger offshore demonstration project. Currently, I am assisting in the land-based tank cultures of Caulerpa lentillifera, Gracilaria parvispora, Halymenia hawaiiana, and Sargassum aquifolium as well as experimenting with deep seawater nutrient enriched growth trials. The eventual biomass produced offshore has potential applications for food, feed, and fuel.

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