Bren Smith, GreenWave Co-Executive Director and Owner of Thimble Island Ocean Farm stands on his boat after pulling out a kelp line at his seaweed farm in Branford, Connecticut on April 1, 2024. Bren Smith and his GreenWave organization are helping lay the foundations for a generation of seaweed-growing farmers in the United States, while working to build a network of producers and buyers. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)