The GOOD Algae:   Join commercially minded researchers and industry leaders in collaboration. The National Algae Association, 501(c)6 is the first non-profit algae industry association in US and the world. We provide platforms for commercially minded qualified algae researchers, producers, harvesting, extraction technologies and algaepreneurs. Microalgae can be made into high-value nutraceutical Omega 3 EPA/DHA astaxanthin, cosmetics, food, ingredients, feeds, high-value bioactive compounds, pigments, inks, bioconcrete and extracts of bioactive molecules for pharmaceuticals and health care industries.  It is comprised of carbohydrates, lipids proteins, carotenoids such as lutein, astaxanthin and fucoxanthin, and nucleic acids.  Algae is renewable, consumes CO2 and has no effect on the food channel. It produces excessive amounts of biomass for the production of valuable non-fuel products. The specific composition is dependent on strain used and influenced by the method of cultivation, harvesting and/or extraction technologies as well as products made. All commercial algae production takes place in a controlled environment using technologies proven outside the lab, scalable and economically feasible. 

After $2.5 billion spent on algae research 80 years ago, the algae industry moved forward with private investment. No longer spending more time on restrictive government research grants.  There is a huge learning curve between what takes place in a lab and scaling-up into commercial algae production. We have found it takes a variety of research and business disciplines in collaboration to be successful in our industry. The algae industry has fast-tract commercial production through new enhancements to existing algae cultivation, harvesting and extraction proven technologies that are scalable, economically feasible that can be deployed today! NAA facilitates collaboration between algae research, private industry and the investment community to help build the algae industry a projected $3.4 billion dollar industry. (Pikes Research)

The BAD Algae: Algae blooms effect fishing, swimming, tourism, real estate values. local businesses and are a health risk. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a growing concern across the nation and globally. These blooms can produce toxins that pose significant risks to both human health and aquatic ecosystems. Learn about the contributing factors that contribute to the formation of harmful algal blooms and the conditions that foster their growth. Learn about efforts to reduce nutrient runoff at non-point sources entering waterways, track and detect harmful algal blooms in lakes and coastlines from streams, rivers and waterways that effect our waterways on a daily basis. 

NAA brings together both sides of our industry to help reduce nutrient runoff, reduce harmful algae blooms on lakes and coastlines and tur nutrient runoff effluents into algae biofertilizer back to the land. A potential win-win-win!

Join commercially minded researchers and industry leaders in collaboration. The National Algae Association, 501(c)6 is the first non-profit algae industry association in US and the world. We provide platforms for commercially minded qualified algae researchers, producers, harvesting, extraction technologies and algaepreneurs. Microalgae can be made into high-value nutraceutical Omega 3 EPA/DHA astaxanthin, cosmetics, food, ingredients, feeds, high-value bioactive compounds, pigments, inks, bioconcrete and extracts of bioactive molecules for pharmaceuticals and health care industries.  It is comprised of carbohydrates, lipids proteins, carotenoids such as lutein, astaxanthin and fucoxanthin, and nucleic acids.  Algae is renewable, consumes CO2 and has no effect on the food channel. It produces excessive amounts of biomass for the production of valuable non-fuel products. The specific composition is dependent on strain used and influenced by the method of cultivation, harvesting and/or extraction technologies as well as products made. All commercial algae production takes place in a controlled environment using technologies proven outside the lab, scalable and economically feasible. 
After $2.5 billion spent on algae research 80 years ago, the algae industry moved forward with private investment. No longer spending more time on restrictive government research grants.  There is a huge learning curve between what takes place in a lab and scaling-up into commercial algae production. We have found it takes a variety of research and business disciplines in collaboration to be successful in our industry. The algae industry has fast-tract commercial production through new enhancements to existing algae cultivation, harvesting and extraction proven technologies that are scalable, economically feasible that can be deployed today! NAA facilitates collaboration between algae research, private industry and the investment community to help build the algae industry a projected $3.4 billion dollar industry.        (Pikes Research)

Microalgae

The GOOD Algae

Cultivation

Indoor fermentation, closed-loop photobioreactor (PBR) systems and covered raceway ponds.

Algae Products

Omega EPA/DHA – astaxanthin, cosmetics, food, feeds, pigments, inks drinks, bioplastics, cement and electricity.

Algae Retail Products

                    Home of the Algaepreneurs ™

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Harmful Algae Blooms

The BAD Algae

The Source – Nutrient Runoff

 

Environmental and Business Costs

• $97.5 million crab landings
• $40 million in lost tourism
• $10 million property value
• 277 manatee deaths
• $5.58 million lost fishing expenditures.
• $10.3 million drop in oyster landings
• 2,000 square miles covered by a toxic
• $235-470 million loss to local business
• $9 million in fisheries
• $50 million in lost income
• $785,000 in red tide clean-up.
• $4.4 million in emergency room
• $96 million in lost consumer surplus and fish kills • $25.4 million in total economic impact to County


  • $4.1 million (restaurant) and $5.4 million (lodging) in monthly reduced revenues
  • $48.8 million loss of revenue and 48 people
  • 34 million fish killed, valued at $14 million
  • 60% increase Fish Poisoning This increase raised the status of CFP to an acute and chronic illness with major public health significance.
  • $71 million in estimated losses to tourism
  • $107 million in estimated losses to tourism  
  • $20.42 full season tourism spending.
  • $81 million in lost seafood sales

                                            The Fix          

1.   In our opinion, we must take a holistic ‘Source to Bloom’ approach a combination of reducing nutrient runoff at non-point sources entering waterways and at the same time algae bloom and HAB remediation.

 2.  Nutrient runoff capture, recycling and repurposing BEFORE entering waterways and removing algae blooms and HABs on waterbodies without breaking cells.  

3.   Use N+P effluents at edge-of-fields to grow algae for biofertilizer onsite back to the land. 

        Turn nutrient runoff and harmful algae blooms into potential products

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