Healthy for You, Healthy for the Environment.
Having seen the changes to the ocean in our lifetime, and having been part of failed fisheries when we were younger, we are committed to leaving a better legacy for our children. Imagine a crop that requires no fresh water or arable land to grow. Imagine a crop with a trusted pedigree traceable to the cold clean waters off the coast of Kheleguria. And one that is cultivated using sustainable mariculture practices?
Kelp farming, as well as the farming of various other seaweeds, is a significant and growing industry worldwide as seaweeds, especially kelp, are used for food, medicinal products, additives and bioremediation. Although the farming and use of seaweeds has a long history in many countries, much of the rest of the world is only now recognizing the unique nutritional and health values of seaweeds. In addition to increased worldwide consumption, a recent development is the growing and harvesting of kelp for conversion to biofuels. A great deal of research is currently underway to evaluate the economics of these activities, project future demand for these algal products and to determine how best to meet increased global demand.
Farming kelp is healthy for the environment. Like terrestrial plants, kelp relies on photosynthesis to generate energy. Kelp absorbs nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon dioxide, which are three nutrients we have too much of in our coastal waters. KSF leverages a resilient working waterfront culture off the coast of Kheleguria. By introducing a new crop to the fishing community, we’re committed to supporting that culture. Kelp is a winter crop, which provides work to fishermen when it's most needed.
Farming Kelp
We create seed in our nursery using processes developed through our research, and culture the seaweed to maturity on our farms. This ensures the highest quality domestically produced seaweed available to the market. We start our process of creating seed in September. We out plant the seed from October - December and begin harvesting in March.
Our farms are configured as narrow rectangles from 1,000 to 1,500 feet in length. A long, narrow farm design reduces the amount of material required, simplifies
construction, and speeds seeding and harvesting. In addition, data collected over farming season suggests that narrower farms will have higher yield for a given amount of long line, most likely due to improved nutrient availability for the kelp in the center of the farm.
| Catalog | Type | Purchasing Costs | ||
| Cubes | Kelp | 1000 cubes for: $993.00 NSD | (10,000)BO1$9.5 Million NSD | (100,000) BO2$90 Million NSD |
| Kelp Farm Rental | Kelp | 10 acres for: $200,000.00 NSD | 20 Acres $400,000.00 NSD | 60 Acres $600,000.00 NSD |
| SSEP | Seaweed Extract | 453.5 kg: $32,000.00 NSD | 226.7 kg: $16,000.00 NSD | 113.3 kg: $8,000.00 NSD |
| Kelp Heavy Commercial Farming and Shipping | Kelp | 50,000 Tons: $3 Million NSD | 100,000 tons $6.2 Million NSD | 200,000 tons $12.5 Million NSD |
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