2.3.3. Effect of temperature on neutral spore germination
The following temperatures were tested to examine
their effect on neutral spore germination: 5, 10, 15 °C.
Petri dishes containing 10 mL of spore solution were
placed in still conditions at 75 μmol photons m−2 s−1,
12:12 (L:D). The Petri dishes (n=3) were assigned
randomly to individual incubators.
2.4. Raceway construction
A 5 m3 raceway (Fig. 1) was constructed as a nursery
environment for seeded nori nets at the University of
Maine's Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research
(CCAR) in Franklin, ME. The raceway was designed to
accommodate enough nets to establish a small commercial-
scale operation (∼667 m2 or 1[Chinese] mu). It
consisted of a deck that was constructed of 5 cm by
20.3 cm lumber, which was then sheathed in 2 cm thick