Optimizing Measurement in Seaweed Farming: Techniques for Improved Carbon Burial Assessment

• Quantifying carbon burial in global seaweed farms to enhance understanding of seaweed farming’s role in carbon sequestration
• Analyzing sediment layers and organic carbon stocks over time to provide insights into long-term carbon storage potential
• Comparing carbon burial rates in seaweed farms to reference sediments to identify best practices for maximizing carbon burial efficiency

Speakers:

Nichole Price

Senior Scientist, Research

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences