MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY: NEW MARINER AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1726-1506 TITLE: ''THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES FOR TROPICAL SEAWEED CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING'' THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY WILL DESIGN AND DEVELOP A FARM SYSTEM OF A TROPICAL SEAWEED, EUCHEUMA ISIFORME, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS FOR CONVERSION TO BIOFUELS THAT WILL NOT ONLY MECHANIZE THE SEEDING AND HARVESTING PROCESS TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE LABOR COSTS, BUT WILL ALSO ALLOW FARMS TO BE DEPLOYED IN OFFSHORE AREAS FOR GREATLY EXPANDED LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION. ----------