Obviously OIF would be done in areas that are iron-limited, out in the open ocean. The whole idea certainly depends on the feasibility of growing something like mussels or oysters on structures floating in the open ocean. Estuarine species requiring low salinity couldn't be cultured there, but that should leave a decent range of sessile filter- feeders.
The domoic acid issue might mean that algae ecology would have to be managed too, if the mollusks were to be grown for human consumption. I don't know whether that's a problem, but I would expect that OIF would work better with managed algae ecology anyway. Growing the mollusks for human consumption seems like the use most likely to get the project to pay for enough of its costs to make the carbon capture aspect affordable. But if the whole thing was cheap enough, mollusks unfit for humans could be used as feed for fish farming or even as feedstock for chemical processes. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
