Cultivating Kelp in Alaska

Currently, the biggest players in the kelp industry are out of Asia, but Seagrove Kelp Co. in Craig, Alaska is showing how cultivating kelp in the “Last Frontier” can have a major impact on the global seaweed industry. To learn more about what Seagrove Kelp Co. and the Native Conservancy are doing in Alaska, visit these websites:
seagrovekelp.com
nativeconservancy.org

Indie Alaska is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The videos capture the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday Alaskans at work and at play.

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