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First large scale kelp farm to become key industry, reduce emissions

An alternative solution to reducing emissions and protecting the Great Barrier Reef is being held back, preventing an entire industry from flourishing.

A pile of smelly, brown seaweed could be the answer to revitalising the Great Barrier Reef.

Kelp, the fastest growing life form on Earth, can grow up to 50m long at up to 50cm per day in cool, unpolluted, nutrient-rich waters, absorbing the ocean’s toxins while providing a habitat for fish along shorelines.

Large scale farming of the brown microalgae also has the potential to join the ranks of Australia’s biggest industries.

But tight…

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