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Rachel Hutchinson (right) spoke with a Yarmouth shellfish farmer (left) as she carried a spool of kelp and a bag full of underwater temperature sensors to where the kelp would be anchored on November 9, 2023.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Natural Resources Department and the Town of Mashpee’s Natural Resources Department are interested in reducing excess nutrients in their coastal embayments, which kelp aquaculture could encourage. WHOI Sea Grant worked with officials from Mashpee to select a site. November 16, 2023, a dinosaur-shaped lunch box kept the seaweed cool during its journey from the lab to the field.

Buddy Pocknett (right), Sagamore (or sub-chief) of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, met Hutchinson and Reitsma in the field on November 16, 2023 to help with the outplanting.

Mashpee Shellfish Constable Chris Avis (right) helped Rachel Hutchinson (left) prepare the seaweed for outplanting November 16, 2023.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Natural Resources Department and the Town of Mashpee’s Natural Resources Department are interested in reducing excess nutrients in their coastal embayments, which kelp aquaculture could encourage. WHOI Sea Grant worked with officials from Mashpee to select a site. November 16, 2023, a dinosaur-shaped lunch box kept the seaweed cool during its journey from the lab to the field.

The kelp-laden twine wrapped around the rope like candy cane stripes. About 60 feet of rope was planted at each site.