About this page
This page is written for two different readers. The first half is for researchers and lab partners. The second half is for boat operators, coastal field workers, and regional stakeholders. Each half describes a different exchange. If neither fits, the contact form's "Something else" topic is the right one.
For researchers and lab partners.
We collect pelagic sargassum in open water and prepare samples to a standard that analytical work can rely on. What we need from a partner lab is instrument access, established methods, and the scientific depth to interpret what the samples contain. We do not have a publication record. We do have disciplined field operations and documentation that holds up under scrutiny.
The specific research questions behind our collection work are discussed under NDA. If you have wanted access to well-documented open-water sargassum samples and the field partner to keep supplying them, reach out. Choose "Academic collaboration" on the contact form.
For collectors, boat operators, and coastal field workers.
We are looking for people who can collect sargassum from open water before it reaches shore. Not beach-cast material. In-water collection, with the surrounding seawater, before degradation begins. If you operate a vessel in coastal Florida, the Gulf, or the Caribbean and you have done this kind of work or think you could, we want to hear from you. This is paid work. We are serious about doing it right.
Use the contact form and choose "Sargassum supply and collection." Tell us where you operate and what your current work looks like. We respond within two business days.
For coastal stakeholders and regional operators.
If sargassum is a real problem for your beaches, your guests, or your community and you want field data that supports a case for funding or intervention, that is a different conversation from the ones above. We can provide documented findings from collection work in your region. Reach out directly and tell us what you are dealing with.
Short conversation. Mutual NDA. Then a decision.
Short conversation. Mutual NDA. We share process detail in confidence and decide together whether a formal engagement makes sense. We do not send pitch decks to strangers.