The Kelp Current - July 2026 Seaweed Stories. Ocean Insights. Everyday Impact. New here? A short 3-email intro is also on the way.
Hi friend,
One of my favourite parts of running Get Kelp is that every month I end up learning something I wasn't expecting. This month, it wasn't really about seaweed.
It was about maps.
...and flavour.
...and what it actually takes to build a seaweed industry.
A few days ago, I was in Seattle at the Seaweed Soirée. I was expecting to spend the evening talking about kelp products. Instead, I found myself in conversations about policy, food processing, and what the next five years of seaweed might look like for the Pacific Northwest.
It was a reminder that growing seaweed is only one small piece of the puzzle.
Each article I wrote this month was sparked by a different question or curiosity, and looking back, I realized they all connect in unexpected ways. A simple question like "What does seaweed taste like?" became a story about culture and food. Learning how ocean mapping works changed how you see marine protected areas. Even writing about agriculture became less about seaweed itself and more about the systems it's part of.
That's one of the things I enjoy most about this work.
The more I learn about seaweed, the more I learn about the people, places, and systems connected to it.
So rather than simply sharing what I've published this month, I thought I'd share a few of the ideas that have been shaping how I think about seaweed lately.
I hope they spark a little curiosity for you, too. Stay curious. Stay salty. Rachel Huber Founder, Get Kelp __
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Out in the World
The bigger ideas I've been thinking about lately
Kelp Mapping & Protection
One map, multiple layers, and one big realization: protecting kelp forests is more complex than it first appears. This story explores how mapping is helping scientists, governments, and communities better understand and manage our coasts.
One evening, dozens of conversations, and one big lesson: every person in attendance approached seaweed from a different angle. Food. Research. Farming. Policy. It was a reminder that seaweed isn't one story — it's many, all connected.
What’s shaping the seaweed conversation right now.
Washington Charts a Course for Seaweed
A new roadmap by Maritime Blue outlines how Washington State hopes to grow its seaweed sector through stronger infrastructure, collaboration, and long-term planning.
A recent BC study out of Simon Fraser Universitylooks beyond aquaculture to explore the social ingredients of a successful seaweed sector—from people and processing to markets and research.
Around the world, people are working to restore disappearing kelp forests. Here's how restoration and seaforestation differ, where they're working, and why healthy kelp forests matter.
Seaweed has been used on farms for generations, but today's research is uncovering new opportunities—from soil health and crop resilience to livestock feed and regenerative agriculture.
Some of my favourite books and guides for anyone who wants to learn more about seaweed without the device, whether you're just getting started or already hooked.
The defining signals shaping the seaweed industry — delivered monthly.
Seaweed Brief is Get Kelp's premium monthly digest for professionals following the seaweed sector more closely. It goes beyond the headlines to break down the signals shaping the industry—bringing together research, policy, markets, and innovation, with context on what it means and where things are heading next.
One question I hear regularly is about iodine. Seaweed is one of the richest natural sources, but the amount can vary widely between species and servings, making it hard to know how much you're getting.
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