{"id":756,"date":"2025-09-23T20:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=756"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:49:45","slug":"kelp-ive-fallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=756","title":{"rendered":"Kelp, I&#8217;ve Fallen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a09417557a85&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a09417557a85\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-757\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-23-bigelow-laboratory-edna.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\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.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\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>Environmental DNA has proven immensely valuable for accurately, rapidly, and inexpensively detecting new species and answering important coastal management questions. In a new study, a team led by <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> researchers is turning to the power of eDNA to look at the species that drives Maine&#8217;s seaweed farming industry: sugar kelp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the study, the team showcases the potential of both kelp-specific and ecosystem-wide eDNA tools for examining the species that live in the seafloor below a commercial kelp farm and quantifying the deposition of carbon-rich kelp biomass into those sediments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work highlights the power of eDNA to detect small, subtle differences in an ecosystem and pinpoint carbon derived from kelp \u2014 information that&#8217;s invaluable for kelp farmers and necessary for assessing the potential of commercial kelp for carbon dioxide removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work was led by <strong>Samuel Tan<\/strong>, a PhD student in the cutting-edge, interdisciplinary Maine-eDNA program. It features fellow Maine-eDNA student <strong>Shane Farrell<\/strong>, alongside SRSs <strong>Dave Emerson <\/strong>and <strong>Nichole Price<\/strong>, as well as collaborators from the <strong>University of Maine Darling Marine Center<\/strong> and <strong>University of British Columbia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2025-09-17.html\">Learn How eDNA Can Help Quantify Biomass in Sediment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8:<em> The research team extracted a sediment core from below a commercial kelp farm aboard the Darling Marine Center\u2019s research vessel Ira C in 2022 (Credit: Samuel Tan).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental DNA has proven immensely valuable for accurately, rapidly, and inexpensively detecting new species and answering important coastal management questions. 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