Seaweed

Seaweed is part of the fisheries' act and therefore unavailable until a permit is processes. Please watch this space for updates! 

Algae

Algae are aquatic organisms that are photosynthetic but also able to ingest food from their surroundings. This makes them good bioindicators of water quality as, like terrestrial plants, they can have rapid responses to pollutants.

Algae can be useful for more than just art. Red algae have been used for many decades to produce Agar agar which is used in everything from petri dishes to gelling agents for vegan foods. One way geneticists use them is through agarose gel electrophoresis, in which a gel consisting of agar agar is used to check the integrity of genomic DNA. This helps scientist know if their samples are degraded or if they are pure enough to move on to the next step in gene expression.

Algae is also used in inks and dyes. Algae inks are sometimes coined the most sustainable inks that have a negative carbon footprint and can also be resistant to UV light. Algae can also be used as a fuel as a pyrolysis oil or as a tool to study for other alternative fuels. Algae that can survive underneath the ice in Antarctica is being studied to help improve the effectiveness of solar panels per each panel and when the sun isn't shining.