For sorus tissue! And what is that you are probably thinking…. oh just the awesome part of the sugar kelp that helps make more sugar kelp! And what’s cool about the farm, and all the local seaweed farms, is the kelp comes from local and wild kelp beds. For a really good article on the kelp journey from sorus tissue, to the lab, to the seed string, and back into the ocean click HERE.
Here’s some photos of taking divers out to hunt for the wild kelp beds:
the sorus tissue is the darker color in the middle of the kelp blade