Jeri Fox interviewed about seaweed on WGME
On December 2, 2015, Jeri Fox, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Marine Sciences, was interviewed on WGME for a news segment about the burgeoning seaweed industry in Maine.
In addition to displaying seaweed that is being grown in the Marine Science Center鈥檚 Macroalgae Nursery and Research Cluster, Fox discussed the benefits of growing and consuming seaweed, calling it 鈥渢he perfect food.鈥
鈥淚t actually grows from the nutrients that are in the water, and it sort of cleans the water,鈥 she explained. 鈥淪o, it does us a service while also growing and becoming a food for us as well.鈥