Kee Farms is a regenerative ocean farming initiative dedicated to combating climate change and revitalising marine ecosystems. As the CEO and Co-Founder, Nicholas focuses on connecting communities of fisherfolk and training them to cultivate seaweed, oysters, sea cucumbers, and seagrass. This then aids carbon sequestration, nutrient absorption, and marine biodiversity.
The approach promotes alternative livelihoods and environmental stewardship among coastal communities. The revenue model includes the sale of biomass and its derivatives including biochar, hydrochar, agar, and carrageenan. Carbon credits are then generated through verified carbon removal activities. Nicholas attended the Summit in Belfast as a Delegate Speaker in the Food Crisis Plenary Session. There, he talked about how seaweed can help the food crisis. So far, Kee Farms has trained 18 Jamaican fisherfolk in sustainable aquaculture practices including ocean farming and the growing of seaweed on locally crafted rafts. The rafts provide a stable platform for growing sea moss. Two fish sanctuaries and two seaweed farms have also been established and 17 rafts have been deployed. Given seaweed farms remove an average of about 260.82 kgs of nitrogen per acre per year, in three years, Kee Farm’s 2.01647 acres of seaweed growing sites are estimated to have removed 1,577.81 kgs of nitrogen from the ocean.1 This results in improved water quality and nutritional content for marine life. Collaborating with research institutions, the farms facilitate studies in ocean farming, and climate resilience.
Looking to the future, Kee Farms plans to train a further 1,000 fisherfolk by 2030. By scaling community-led ocean farming, Kee Farms is leading the way to sustainable aquaculture, climate action, and economic resilience in the Caribbean.
