Show Notes
This one’s for you if you want to know what seaweed is and what it does in the ecosystem, whether sinking it in the deep ocean is a legit climate change solution and what a kelp trumpet sounds like.
Dr Catriona Hurd is a seaweed physiologist with nearly 30 years experience across the planet studying how seaweeds grow and how they cope with things like ocean acidification and climate change. Her recent research in forensic carbon accounting assesses the role that seaweeds can play in carbon sequestration.
You can find Dr Catriona Hurd at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Science (UTAS). Thanks also to Ben Gerstein for lending me the sounds of his kelp trumpet, check out his music and sound work here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.
Some links to research and stories for your rabbit holes:
Seaweed Ecology and Physiology (book) Svalbard Global Seed Vault 24,000 year old Rotifers may enter the ecosystem once permafrost thaws 46,000 year old worm found in Siberian permafrost Regeneration of whole fertile plants from 30,000-y-old fruit tissue buried in Siberian permafrost Underpinning the Development of Seaweed Biotechnology: Cryopreservation of Brown Algae (Saccharina latissima) Gametophytes Forensic Carbon Accounting: Assessing the Role of Seaweeds in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal (YouTube) Forensic carbon accounting: Assessing the role of seaweeds for carbon sequestration (research paper) Supplementing the diets of cows with Asparagopsis Biofuels from algae: challenges and potential Follow the Algae Brick Road to Plant-Based Buildings Climate Recovery Institute
This episode was recorded and made on Palawa Pakana & Gadigal/Wangal land. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present.
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