There are many varieties of seaweeds, and methods of farming differ, but sugar kelp production works well in Maine.
The Economics and Sustainability of Seaweed Farming While there are now seaweed farms in in Mexico, California, Alaska, and Connecticut, Maine in particular is stepping up to position itself as the sea vegetable state. Planting more seaweed is one potential way to help reverse that trend, while providing a nutrient-dense, low-footprint food for a growing global population, Proponents say rather than importing nori sheets from around the world, American food producers should be meeting demand at home in order to reap and further the benefits Olsen enumerated, especially at a time when wild kelp is disappearing due to rising temperatures. While seaweed has long been farmed and eaten as a dietary staple in Asia, it might finally be catching on in the U.S, particularly among health-conscious consumers, with seaweed being mentioned as a top health-food trends this year by, MarketWatch, and Whole Foods. The growth has been partially driven by consumer demand. Maine’s Island Institute is also training an increasing number of entrepreneurs in seaweed aquaculture every year. Department of Energy gave the University of New England (UNE) a $1.3 million grant to support its seaweed farming research. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded numerous grants to Maine seaweed producers like VitaminSea and Maine Fresh Sea Farms over the past several years. And that expansion is happening alongside other seaweed producers and sellers in the state. Ocean’s Balance, which started selling a kelp puree in January 2017, was recently picked up by four new distributors, and the number of stores carrying the product has increased 40 percent in six months. If BI and analytics-enabling platforms are able to successfully roll out a culture of data-driven experimentation and innovation within modern enterprises, it is likely that they will do it by paying serious attention to the way social media has become enmeshed into everyday lives.Tollaf Olsen tending his seaweed farm. It may not always get it 100% right but more often than not they make a decent stab at putting the right button within easy reach when you want it, or bringing something to your attention that’s likely to be of interest. Thanks to the analysis of billions of hours’ of user behavioural data, they know what users are likely to want, and when. We never really expected computers to be intuitive and intelligent in how they serve us information until the rise of social media – but now we see that they can do it, why not apply it to business technology too? Personally I think that frustration is probably because Facebook and other mainstream social networks have just got so good at knowing where things should be.
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If you use software for business purposes, how often over the last few years have you found yourself getting frustrated that some bit of information isn’t where you wanted it to be, or that you can’t carry out some function because you can’t find the button which does it? What can BI software learn from social media? In a socialized data environment, permissions can be set to determine data access, just as privacy functions work on regular social networks. Tagging data with information about who has the right to access or use it, and in what way, makes compliance less of a headache. It also ensures that another vital principle of data strategy is covered – data stewardship. The idea is that by adding social functionality to a data strategy means that updates can be shared instantly, edits can be brought to the attention of the right people, and reach, interaction and other social metrics can give an accurate picture of the value being gained from any data resource or initiative. Using familiar social staples such as “liking” and “sharing”, quality ideas and insights can rise to the top – wherever they originate in an organization – and quickly come to the aid of those who can use them to inform critical decisions – from shop floor staff to CEOs. It is built to foster a collaborative and curated approach to data use, by providing a social media-like space for data preparation and experimentation. One solution which takes this socialized approach to managing the switch to democratized data is Datawatch’s newest Monarch platform.
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