General Info

WHOI scientists in Scott Lindell’s lab grow different species of kelp for selective breeding experiments. The sugar kelp selected for the WHOI Sea Grant project is a species native to Cape Cod. Kelp spores were brushed onto twine, spooled around a PVC pipe, and incubated in a tank for about a month until the kelp was large enough to outplant.

Kelp in Chatham, March 3, 2024 (PC Rachel Hutchinson)

Kelp planted in Falmouth, January 12, 2024

Eight sites across Cape Cod were selected for the kelp study in collaboration with local aquaculture farmers.

Eight sites across Cape Cod were selected for the kelp study in collaboration with local aquaculture farmers.

WHOI scientist Sarah Das, left, and graduate student Rilee Thomas next to a “citizen science” coastal monitoring station CoastSnap on Cape Cod.

Kelp in Chatham, March 3, 2024

Kelp planted in Chatham, December 31, 2023