date:Jul 24, 2014
MTA farm by collecting mature kelps in the summer and using them to cultivate stock for the next grow-out cycle.
By late fall, the kelps are transferred from the UNB team to the Cooke IMTA ocean site, where the farm crew cares for the kelps as part of the farms operation. The kelps are ready for harvest in late spring/early summer. The finished products can be delivered to customers either wet or dry.
Grown as part of the IMTA system, the kelps receive essential nutrients, such as nitrogen and