Parts of the warming Gulf of Maine have become inhospitable for kelp forests, according to new research from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay. Between 2001 and 2018, a team ...

SAINT GEORGE, Maine (WMTW) — Maine leads the nation in seaweed farming. Kelp farms are located across several areas off Maine’s coast, including Casco Bay and the Midcoast. Keith Miller of South ...

CRISTA ROSEN AND INGA POTTER HEAD OUT FROM KITTERY POINT, MAINE, ANTICIPATING A HEALTHY HAUL. A LEISURELY TEN MINUTES FROM THE HARBOR, YELLOW BUOYS MARK THEIR GROW LINES. THEY CULTIVATE THEIR CATCH ...

One business wants to use kelp to replace the plastic film on detergent pods. Another is creating an alternative to plastic twine.

Dirigo Sea Farm Lab Assistant Jack Tennant tests the kelp solution, which he calls "the magic goop," at the lab facility in Blue Hill, Maine. (Molly Enking/Maine Public) In recent years, products like ...