Algae floats, likes saltwater, and can thrive in the open oceans like no other plant. We should leapfrog past the high capital cost pond ideas and go straight to the open oceans. Pest management and contamination are problems but they can be solved. The land and water are unlimited and free so we don't need anything close to maximum efficiency. We can completely replace the petroleum industry using about 3 percent of the ocean surface.
” We can completely replace the petroleum industry using about 3 percent of the ocean surface.”
And when a hurricane Katrina brings it all inland it’ll be easier to harvest. Ahem...yes.