In this episode I talk with Mathew Bate, the author of With a Little Kelp from Our Friends talks to Mariculture Minute. We get into social licensing seaweed, writing about climate change for kids and how Mat got interested in seaweed.

Notable People Mentioned in Episode!

* Mat Bate - https://www.matbate.com/with-a-little-kelp-from-our-friends

* Liz Rowland - https://lizrowlandillustration.myportfolio.com/projects

* Paul Hawken (Drawdown)

* Julie Decker - https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/julie-decker-explains-mariculture-initiatives-in-alaska-emphasizing-sustainable-efforts

* Bren Smith

* Rob Kinley (methane & seaweed research)

Vocab!

* Kelp / Seaweed

* Sea Grass

* Golden Kelp

* 3-D Ocean Farming

* Mariculture

* Regenerative Agriculture

* Sustainability

* Social License or Social License to Operate (SLO) - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-license-slo.asp

* Greenhouse Gas

* Methane

Links!

This was Mat’s original article on Seaweed farming (with illustrations from Liz Rowland) that started it all! From Matters Journalhttps://mattersjournal.com/stories/seaweedfarming

Here’s a link to With a Little Kelp from Our Friends on the Alaska Digital Library.

Seaweed, Kelp & Climate

* Seaweed & sustainability research (ScienceDirect)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420725000303

* Seaweed farms as climate solutions (Australian Museum)https://australian.museum/learn/climate-change/climate-solutions/seaweed-farms/

* World Wildlife Fund article: Why seaweed is a climate “jack of all trades”https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/explainers/wildlife-climate-heroes/why-seaweed-is-a-jack-of-all-trades-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/

* This link helps explain the difference between seaweed and kelp (UNEP)https://www.unep.org/topics/ocean-seas-and-coasts/blue-ecosystems/seaweeds-kelp

* IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report (PDF) - The IPCC is the world’s authority on global climate change—you can find some stuff on seaweed and climate change here!https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_FullVolume.pdf

Kelp Farming & Mariculture

* Seaweed Central (Australia) – permitshttps://seaweedcentral.com.au/permit-portal/

* AusKelphttps://www.auskelp.net/about

* Moonrise Seaweed Co. (WWF)https://www.innovatetoregenerate.wwf.org.au/project/moonrise-seaweed-co

* Maine Aquaculture Association – kelp curriculumhttps://www.maineaquaculture.org/kelp_curriculum/

* 3-D Ocean Farming (NOAA Ocean Today)https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-3doceanfarming/welcome.html

* 3-D Ocean Farming research (OSTI)https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1902759

* 3-D Ocean Farming & global food security (PDF)https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhishek-Chaudhary-28/publication/394467222_3D_Ocean_Farming_-A_Key_to_Challenge_Global_Food_Security_and_Environment_Sustainability/links/689cb8f2fc368579b82fb428/3D-Ocean-Farming-A-Key-to-Challenge-Global-Food-Security-and-Environment-Sustainability.pdf

Articles, Essays & Media

* With a Little Kelp From Our Friends – Mat Batehttps://www.matbate.com/with-a-little-kelp-from-our-friends

* With a Little Kelp From Our Friends – GMRIhttps://gmri.org/projects/with-a-little-kelp-from-our-friends/

* A Cry for Kelp – MAD Agriculturehttps://madagriculture.org/journal/a-cry-for-kelp

* Little Big Stories – Climate Councilhttps://www.climatecouncil.org.au/little-big-stories-little-big-people/

* Algae vs. seagrass – Smithsonianhttps://ocean.si.edu/holding-tank/images-hide/algae-vs-seagrass

Sustainability, Policy & Social Context

* Regenerative agriculture (Wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_agriculture

* Sustainability (Investopedia)https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sustainability.asp

* Social License to Operate (SLO)https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social-license-slo.asp

* Social license & kelp farming (UW SMEA)https://smea.uw.edu/currents/a-farm-next-to-a-campground-an-exploration-of-social-license-and-kelp-farming/

* United Nations – Sustainabilityhttps://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/sustainability

Alaska Aquaculture at University of Alaska Southeast

* UAS Applied Fisheries & Alaska aquaculture on the radio! (from KCAW)https://www.kcaw.org/2026/01/06/uas-applied-fisheries-program-offers-new-class-focusing-on-alaska-aquaculture/

Additional Cool Stuff

* Irish Seaweed Associationhttps://www.c-faarer.eu/irish-seaweed-association

* Why “sick” means “great” (linguistics aside)https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/75017/origin-of-current-slang-usage-of-the-word-sick-to-mean-great

* Seaweed Evolution Gamehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/185--5ihFA5a_u27K0A9nrhLTpB6uuv-FrwkrSfAzsEI/edit?tab=t.0

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