CATALINA SEA RANCH, LLC: NEW MARINER AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1726-1546 TITLE: ''DESIGN OF LARGE SCALE MACROALGAE SYSTEM (MACROSYSTEM)'' THE CATALINA SEA RANCH LLC WILL DESIGN AN INNOVATIVE LARGE SCALE MACROALGAE CULTIVATION SYSTEM (SEEDING, FARMING AND HARVESTING) TO BE DEPLOYED ON OPEN OCEAN SITES, AND ASSESS THEIR ABILITY TO PRODUCE ECONOMICAL AND SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS FOR A FUTURE BIOFUELS INDUSTRY. THE FINAL OBJECTIVE IS OCEAN DEPLOYMENT OF THE PROTOTYPE MACROALGAE CULTIVATION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY. ----------