Briana Warner: Taking the lead in economic development

While lobster farming is creating a mono-cultural economy in coastal Maine, Briana Warner and Atlantic Sea Farms offers opportunities for lobster farmers to expand their off-season business into growing sustainable kelp. In this episode, we talk to Briana about how she sees her role as chief executive officer of the largest kelp farming company in the state and the impact of being a female leader in the industry.

Further reading:

• Briana Warner wins the Specialty Food Association 2021 Leadership Award
• “Why there’s no need to wait for Blue Carbon,” an interview with Briana Warner for The Fish Site (Sept. 29, 2021)
• “I’m not a quitter”: lobstermen turn to kelp farming in the face of climate crisis, The Guardian (May 19, 2020)