Seaweed Sample
Seaweeds are marine macroalgae. They are evolutionarily old organisms that photosynthesize with their whole bodies, offer habitat and provide foundational ecological support in marine foodwebs. Seaweeds live in intertidal and nearshore zones: zones that are differentially exposed to water at high tide and air at low tide. Edible seaweeds often thrive in dynamic, turbid environments.
The translucence, slipperiness and world-making capacities of seaweeds drew me to them in 2019. Since then, I’ve worked within seaweed ecologies in Maine and California as a wild-harvester, educator and organizer.
Paying attention to seaweed ecologies led me to walk slowly and look down, informing my interest in edgy places and my feeling that tide-pooling can be a connective, joyful and surprising practice.
Seaweeds are marine macroalgae. They are evolutionarily old organisms that photosynthesize with their whole bodies, offer habitat and provide foundational ecological support in marine foodwebs. Seaweeds live in intertidal and nearshore zones: zones that are differentially exposed to water at high tide and air at low tide. Edible seaweeds often thrive in dynamic, turbid environments.
The translucence, slipperiness and world-making capacities of seaweeds drew me to them in 2019. Since then, I’ve worked within seaweed ecologies in Maine and California as a wild-harvester, educator and organizer.
Paying attention to seaweed ecologies led me to walk slowly and look down, informing my interest in edgy places and my feeling that tide-pooling can be a connective, joyful and surprising practice.
Seaweeds are marine macroalgae. They are evolutionarily old organisms that photosynthesize with their whole bodies, offer habitat and provide foundational ecological support in marine foodwebs. Seaweeds live in intertidal and nearshore zones: zones that are differentially exposed to water at high tide and air at low tide. Edible seaweeds often thrive in dynamic, turbid environments.
The translucence, slipperiness and world-making capacities of seaweeds drew me to them in 2019. Since then, I’ve worked within seaweed ecologies in Maine and California as a wild-harvester, educator and organizer.
Paying attention to seaweed ecologies led me to walk slowly and look down, informing my interest in edgy places and my feeling that tide-pooling can be a connective, joyful and surprising practice.