Nonprofit GreenWave supports training and innovation in ocean farming.
By Ruth Driscoll-Lovejoy and Amy Folkerts
Ocean farmers are making a splash in the sustainable seafood market — and they don’t need state-of-the-art facilities to do it.
Thimble Island Ocean Farm in Connecticut is a commercial seaweed and shellfish farm and serves as an innovation hub for GreenWave, a nonprofit replicating and scaling regenerative aquaculture. On a recent EDF visit, our team saw first-hand how GreenWave is expanding marine aquaculture while training and supporting ocean farmers. According to GreenWave, for aquaculture to be sustainable and profitable, farmers need access to the right tools and community support.