Overview
The Research & Development component of the Alaska Mariculture Cluster grant supports:
- Product development R&D leading to new markets for Alaska seaweed and oysters,
- Research into mariculture farm site suitability and operational efficiencies,
- Reduction of operational costs at seaweed nurseries, and
- Sharing of knowledge and experiences between industry participants.
This component supports numerous applied research projects while leveraging resources at other entities through Joint Innovation Projects (JIP), an annual mariculture conference, and research into carbon capture possibilities.
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game will document the degree of adaptive genetic variation within commercially grown seaweed species and populations in Alaska waters in order to inform Alaska’s current regulatory structure.
The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation will be analyzing seaweed tissue for chemistry and nutritional profiles as well as overseeing joint innovation projects to accelerate the development of applied technologies. AFDF will also be responsible for organizing and sponsoring an annual mariculture conference each year of the grant period and continuing efforts to de-risk investments in aquatic farming.
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Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Joint Innovation Projects #2
Status: Archived
Date of Issue: 3/18/2024
Closing Date: 6/17/2024
Grant Component: Research & Development
Awarded to: Alaska Ocean Farms, Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute, Atlantic Sea Farms, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Four Corner Foods, Kelp Blue, Marine Biologics, Mothers of Millions, Organized Village of Kake, Ostrea Engineering, Pacific Hybreed, Premium Aquatics, Saltwater Inc., SeaQuester Farms, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Wildsource, World Wildlife Fund
Event Planning for the 2024 Mariculture Conference of Alaska
Status: Archived
Date of Issue: 9/12/2023
Closing Date: 9/26/2023
Grant Component: Research & Development
Awarded to: Pending
Joint Innovation Projects #1
Status: Archived
Date of Issue: 4/21/2023
Closing Date: 5/31/2023
Grant Component: Research & Development
Awarded to: Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute, Atlantic Sea Farms, Barnacle Foods, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Float Camp, Generation North, GreenWave, Holdfast Robotics, Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute, Native Village of Eyak, OceansAlaska, Ostrea Engineering, Pacific Hybreed, Saltwater Inc., Seagrove Kelp, SeaQuester Farms
