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Seaweed Farming Index Report

GENERAL INFORMATION

The report provides an analysis of the Seaweed Farming Index for the selected area along with a breakdown of the calculation of the index and information for the size, seafloor depth, jurisdictional boundaries, and proximity to port of the selected area.

Seaweed Farming Index

The Seaweed Farming Index varies from zero to one, where high values are more favorable to farming, lower values are less favorable, and a value of zero is exclusive to farming. The Index incorporates both potential kelp productivity and those operational constraints selected by the user.

The average value of the selected area is
XX% of the selected area is farmable

The average value within the farmable area is

Histogram of Seaweed Farming Index (SFI)
in the Farmable Area
Attribution Analysis

The breakdown of the Seaweed Farming Index for the selected area is as follows:

  • SFI
  • 0.8
  • =
  • αB
  • 0.75
  • B
  • 0.8
  • +
  • αOC
  • 0.25
  • OC
  • 0.8

SFI: Seaweed Farming Index
αB: Weight of Normalized Biomass Ratio
B: Normalized Biomass Ratio
αOC: Weight of Operational Constraint
OC: Operational Constraint

Report Area
The size of the geographic area selected is
XX km2
Seafloor Depth

Seafloor depth is an important consideration for farm installation and operational costs. Minimum, maximum and average seafloor depth (meters) are reported as positive values below the sea surface.

average minimum maximum
The minimum and maximum seafloor depth available to seaweed farming was selected as XX and XXXX, respectively
Distance to Port

Distance to the nearest port or harbor is an important consideration for farm access and operational costs.

XX km to Port Name
The maximum allowable distance to port was selected as XX
Jurisdictional Boundaries

Seaweed farming activities can fall within differing governing jurisdictions. Having a clear understanding of the jurisdictions in which a proposed activity might occur will help determine which statutes, regulations, and administrative procedures must be addressed. The report shows the breakdown of the selected area which falls within federal versus state waters.