{"id":2462,"date":"2026-10-12T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:44:00","slug":"world-algae-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2462","title":{"rendered":"World Algae Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aceb35adb856&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aceb35adb856\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bigelow-laboratory-world-algae-day-scaled-1-810x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7910276951247425;width:311px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bigelow-laboratory-world-algae-day-scaled-1-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bigelow-laboratory-world-algae-day-scaled-1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bigelow-laboratory-world-algae-day-scaled-1-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bigelow-laboratory-world-algae-day-scaled-1-500x632.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bigelow-laboratory-world-algae-day-scaled-1.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Happy World Algae Day<\/strong> from <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>, a world-renowned hub for seaweed and microalgae research and technology! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our institution believes in the limitless potential of algae. That\u2019s why we\u2019re empowering entrepreneurs, supporting Maine\u2019s strong aquaculture industry, and accelerating the translation of algae-based innovations to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From unlocking blue biotechnology to maintaining one of the most diverse collections of marine algae in the world: we\u2019re all in on algae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curious about what you\u2019re seeing in this graphic? Check out the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator\u2019s Algae 101 guide!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/science\/centers\/cai\/maria\/algae101\/\">Read Algae 101<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy World Algae Day from Bigelow Laboratory, a world-renowned hub for seaweed and microalgae research and technology! \ud83c\udf89 Our institution believes in the limitless potential of algae. That\u2019s why we\u2019re empowering entrepreneurs, supporting Maine\u2019s strong aquaculture industry, and accelerating the translation of algae-based innovations to market. From unlocking blue biotechnology to maintaining one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","css_class_manager_body_classes":"","css_class_manager_use_in_post_loop":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[71,17,19,95],"class_list":["post-2462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-oceans-potential","tag-blue-economy","tag-events","tag-microalgae","tag-seaweed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462\/revisions\/2464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}