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If you grow it in the sea, you're creating the transportation problem the poster was complaining about.
by daveFNbuck 7y ago
If you grow it in the sea, you're creating the transportation problem the poster was complaining about.
- bacon_waffle 7y agoSure, but that only leads to a fresh water problem if the chosen "solution" to the transportation problem is to grow seaweed inland. From the article: "When added to cow feed at less than 2% of the dry matter, this particular seaweed completely knocks out methane production.".
- TendOcean 7y agoThe "Transportation problem" can easily be overstated. If we assume AT is grown offshore to avoid the well-recognized conflicts of near-shore, then harvested material needs to get to shore for some form of processing and subsequent shipping to where the cows are. Given the super efficient nature of shipping goods over water (at least at low speed) at least the water portion of that route would be of little concern. Technologies are under development specifically for this purpose. A bigger problem may be where AT can be farmed, since it is not native to US waters (except Hawaii) and permitting agencies are understandably strict about introductions.