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Running Tide Faces Safety Concerns Amid Kelp Production Struggles

12/12/2025

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Six former Running Tide employees expressed concerns about diving safety and product issues, per WIRED.
Internal documents from 2021–2022 show Running Tide struggled to scale kelp production.
The company claimed progress with buoy technology but faced criticism for not meeting production standards.
Odlin, a company representative, said less than 10 tons of seaweed were grown and signaled a shift to sinking wood chips for carbon removal.

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Six former Running Tide employees expressed concerns about diving safety and product issues, per WIRED.
Internal documents from 2021–2022 show Running Tide struggled to scale kelp production.
The company claimed progress with buoy technology but faced criticism for not meeting production standards.
Odlin, a company representative, said less than 10 tons of seaweed were grown and signaled a shift to sinking wood chips for carbon removal.