Formerly doing business as Hood Canal Mariculture Inc, Blue Dot Sea Farms operates a 5-acre shellfish and seaweed farm located in the cold, clear waters of the Salish Sea, Blue Dot Sea Farm grows kelp on a suspension aquaculture farm that enhances water quality, creates habitat, and provides a cost-effective and ecologically sustainable food source. Situated in the northern part of Hood Canal, just off Hood Head, WA, the firm's sea farms site benefits from an excellent flux of natural phytoplankton, ample tidal currents and ideal growing conditions for kelp. With the firm's unique oyster - Indigo, - marketed exclusively to fine restaurants, the firm's mission and business reflect a deep commitment to sustainability. At a time when land-based agriculture is associated with increased resource constraints and costs, growing shellfish and seaweed together on a suspension sea farm provides an environmentally responsible source of food. With the firm using zero inputs for feed or fertilizer, the effoirt is to grow seaweed and shellfish that support marine ecology, enhance water quality, and create habitat for salmonids and more.
