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Maine's sugar kelp reveals four distinct populations vital for restoration

Saccharina latissima, or sugar kelp, is one of the dominant species in Maine's kelp forests, providing food, habitat and clean water to support a rich marine ecosystem. It is also the bedrock of the state's burgeoning kelp aquaculture industry, which relies on the annual harvest of reproductive tissue from the wild.

Maine's sugar kelp reveals four distinct populations vital for restoration

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