The regular assessment of crops and growing environment is essential for the commercial success and sustainability of kelp farming. Through systematic sampling and analysis farm managers can quantify  key growth parameters, supporting data-driven decision-making that helps to mitigate environmental stressors, detect diseases early, and enhance overall farm productivity. Accurate data on crop and farm health is also essential for assessing the broader environmental impacts of

Biodiversity monitoring in marine environments is a  complex task. Underwater ecosystems contain a variety of species, each of which is suited to Different monitoring techniques -- from microscopic plankton to large marine mammals. Further complicating matters, these species inhabit many unique habitats, each with their own environmental characteristics such as high turbidity in shallow coastal areas, or low light in deeper waters. This post is  a visual guide to  some of the