alt.energy.renewable

Bob F wrote:
> "Anthony Matonak" wrote in message...
>> Algae doesn't have to be grown on land. It'll grow in salt water.
>> The world has a lot more salt water and sunlight than needed.
>
> Isn't it algae that causes the dead zone where the Mississippi dumps into the
> gulf? Maybe that's the place to do it. Lots of nutrients are available from the
> river.

I'm no expert in marine biology so I had to look up the coastal
dead zones. From what I've read, the problem is too much organic
material falling to the sea floor, decomposing and sucking up all
the available oxygen.

Perhaps we don't need to actually farm the algae but only to
harvest what is growing naturally in such abundance or some
method of mixing the waters to promote the growth of profitable
species such as fish.

Anthony