Vision

Banking biodiversity. Securing ocean futures.

Goals

1. 1.To build the world’s most inclusive seaweed seed bank. By 2030, our collection will surpass 6,000 biodiverse variants of 12 selected keystone species. We will: (a) enhance our existing giant kelp and bull kelp collections; (b) Develop ribbon kelp and kombu collections; and (c) Expand our seed library with other species. We will complement our seed bank with associated kelp-related microbes.
2. 2.-To build a Best-in-Class Physical infrastructure including storage facilities, research laboratories, analytical capabilities and computational resources designed to reliably ensure high quality and long-term stability for all of the strains in our collection, and for the associated metadata. -To expand our library of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for sample collection, handling, storage.
3. 3.To build a robust database for macroalgae, supported by in-depth information, backed by rigorous collection, analysis and documentation procedures. To build a web-based user interface enabling easy, interrogable and secure access to the database to accelerate scientific research, plan restoration programs, and stimulate innovation initiatives to utilize macroalgae.