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CT Sea Grant awarded major federal grant to help fledgling domestic kelp industry Kelp farmer J.P. Vellotti shows some of his kelp growing April 9, 2018, in his 5- to 6-acre farm in Fishers Island Sound off Bluff Point. Connecticut Sea Grant, supported by a $766,650 federal grant, will lead a three-year, multistate initiative to help the fledgling domestic kelp industry. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Kelp farmer J.P. Vellotti, not pictured, shows some of his kelp growing April 9, 2018, in his 5- to 6-acre farm in Fishers Island Sound off Bluff Point. Connecticut Sea Grant, supported by a $766,650...

CT Sea Grant leads project designed to spur the seaweed industry DJ Simmons FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Participants in the National Seaweed Symposium examine samples of seaweeds\ grown in Maine during the Seaweed Showcase in Providence, R.I., in March 2020, which brought together more than 100 growers, researchers, regulators and others.contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less 2of6 Products made by Barnacle Foods using Alaskan kelp are among those on display at the Seaweed Showcase during the March 2020 Seaweed Symposium.Contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Chef Jeff Trombetta separate...

CT Sea Grant-led Project Looks to Unlock Potential of Seaweed Industry The UConn Avery Point-based program will lead efforts on the East and West coasts to boost commercial seaweed harvesting. UConn students see kelp harvested from J.P. Vellotti’s beds in Groton as part of a visit to the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative on May 16, 2019, organized by Connecticut Sea Grant. (Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea Grant photo) Copy Link Connecticut Sea Grant, based at UConn Avery Point, will lead a three-year, multi-state initiative to create the economic and business framework needed ...