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Ventura considers allowing kelp farming off its coast
Original: Underwater Ag: Ventura considers kelp farming
Ventura, California is weighing whether to permit kelp farming in its coastal waters, an emerging form of 'underwater agriculture' that grows seaweed for food, fertilizer and other products without freshwater, land or fertilizer inputs. City officials are studying how such leases would be regulated, and local observers are weighing the economic promise against questions about navigation and coastal impacts.
Why now: Ventura officials are actively considering a policy change that would open local waters to a new kind of aquaculture, prompting public debate.
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- Underwater Ag: Ventura considers kelp farming · vcreporter.com
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