California Seaweed Festival

California Seaweed Festival She lives in Southern California. Simona Augyte, PhD is one of the foremost experts in seaw**d aquaculture in the United States. She currently resides in Hawaii.

The CA Seaw**d Festival, a FREE event, brings together seaw**d farmers, scientists, artists & entrepreneurs to showcase the best of how we use & enjoy seaw**ds on the coast of CA. WHO WE ARE
Janet Kübler, PhD has been studying the biology of seaw**ds for more than three decades, since she first snorkeled in the kelp forests of the pacific northwest. She is an expert on the effects of changing clim

ate on seaw**ds and is currently working to develop aquaculture of seaw**d species that will be resilient to climate change. She has catalogued the seaw**d biodiversity of Humboldt County, California and domesticated a novel strain of kelp in the North Atlantic. She has her own seaw**d farm in Connecticut and has been chief scientist for several seaw**d producers. Our children call us “Seaw**d Moms” – moms who think knowing more about seaw**ds helps heal and protect the ocean.

08/19/2026
No, that’s not a slice of cheese… it’s the Seaw**d of the Week! Swiss cheese algae is full of holes, sometimes resemblin...
08/12/2026

No, that’s not a slice of cheese… it’s the Seaw**d of the Week! Swiss cheese algae is full of holes, sometimes resembling a loose mesh or net.

Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the Smith Seaw**d Ecology Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe at Cal Poly Humboldt, and California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.



Anque parece un queso suizo…¡es el Alga de la Semana! El cerebro de mar perforado está llena de agujeros y, en ocasiones, puede parecerse a una malla o red suelta.

La Macroalga de la Semana se desarrolla en colaboración con la Dra. Adi Khen del Laboratorio Smith de Ecología de Macroalgas de la Institución de Oceanografía Scripps Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, el Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe en Cal Poly Humboldt y California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.

Hairy basket w**d is our Seaw**d of the Week! To distinguish this seaw**d from other filamentous red algae, you can use ...
08/05/2026

Hairy basket w**d is our Seaw**d of the Week! To distinguish this seaw**d from other filamentous red algae, you can use a hand lens to view its intricate branching pattern.

Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the Smith Seaw**d Ecology Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe at Cal Poly Humboldt, and California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.



Spyridia filamentosa es nuestra Macroalga de la Semana. Para distinguir esta macroalga de otras algas rojas filamentosas, puedes utilizar una lupa de mano para observar su intrincado patrón de ramificación.

La Macroalga de la Semana se desarrolla en colaboración con la Dra. Adi Khen del Laboratorio Smith de Ecología de Macroalgas de la Institución de Oceanografía Scripps Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, el Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe en Cal Poly Humboldt y California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.

Welcome to a new segment! for the staff of the California Seaw**d Festival! Every Friday we will dive into the work of...
08/01/2026

Welcome to a new segment! for the staff of the California Seaw**d Festival! Every Friday we will dive into the work of the California Seaw**d Festival and our staff! Meet our board president Dr. Janet Kübler (picture 2). She is co-head of The Resilient Coastal Systems Lab. Their whole lab was in Morro Bay last week, installing tiles, sampling transects, and taking DNA samples from the water. Amara Okangwu, Elijah Catalan, Steve Dudgeon and Janet Kübler in collaboration with Grassy Bar Oyster Company. It was beautiful and muddy. Lots of Ulva and Gracilaria.
The California Seaw**d Festival is full of passionate scientists and artists! Follow us to get to know what the people behind the festival do!
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Blue fringe w**d is our Seaw**d of the Week!Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the...
07/29/2026

Blue fringe w**d is our Seaw**d of the Week!

Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the Smith Seaw**d Ecology Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe at Cal Poly Humboldt, and California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.



La Dictyota azul es nuestra Macroalga de la Semana.

La Macroalga de la Semana se desarrolla en colaboración con la Dra. Adi Khen del Laboratorio Smith de Ecología de Macroalgas de la Institución de Oceanografía Scripps Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, el Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe en Cal Poly Humboldt y California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.

Iridescent cartilage w**d is our Seaw**d of the Week! Keep an eye out for its shiny blue beneath the waves. This elusive...
07/08/2026

Iridescent cartilage w**d is our Seaw**d of the Week! Keep an eye out for its shiny blue beneath the waves. This elusive color does not come from a pigment but rather from the visual effect of light bouncing off the structure of its outer layers.

Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the Smith Seaw**d Ecology Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography, Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe at Cal Poly Humboldt, and California Sea Grant California Sea Grant.



¡Chondria acrorhizophora es nuestra Macroalga de la Semana! Mantén los ojos bien abiertos para descubrir su brillante color azul bajo las olas. Este esquivo tono no proviene de un pigmento, sino del efecto visual producido cuando la luz se refleja en la estructura de sus capas externas.

La Macroalga de la Semana se desarrolla en colaboración con la Dra. Adi Khen del Laboratorio Smith de Ecología de Macroalgas de la Institución de Oceanografía Scripps Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography y el Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe en Cal Poly Humboldt.

Sea belly is our Seaw**d of the Week!Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the Smith ...
06/23/2026

Sea belly is our Seaw**d of the Week!

Seaw**d of the Week is developed in collaboration with Dr. Adi Khen from the Smith Seaw**d Ecology Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography and Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe at Cal Poly Humboldt.



¡Neogastroclonium subarticulatum es nuestra Macroalga de la Semana!

La Macroalga de la Semana se desarrolla en colaboración con la Dra. Adi Khen del Laboratorio Smith de Ecología de Macroalgas de la Institución de Oceanografía Scripps Dr. Jennifer E. Smith Laboratory Scripps Instn. of Oceanography y el Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe en Cal Poly Humboldt.

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