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The ideal location for vast scale oceanic biomass farming operation would be in the five oceanic deserts within the subtropical convergence zones due to their:

 

- Extremely stable environment.

 

- Lack of indigenous life forms of all types.

 

- International commons legal status.

 

- Vast spatial extent which can accommodate all nation's demand for critical commodities such as biochar/biofuel/protien/feed/fertilizer/freshwater/polymers etc. 

 

Yet, littoral (shoreline)/estuary/river/lake operations can all be made an integral part of this protocol. 

 

In brief, the BBI is adaptable to all aquatic regions and thus is global in location and globally beneficial  through the many synergistic links provided through the below attributes:

 

- Soil improvements with resulting increases in crop outputs.

 

- Negative emissions technology use at globally meaningful levels.

 

- Protein (food/feed) production.

 

-  Oceanic and atmospheric carbon dioxide removal and sequestration at globally meaningful levels.

 

- Vast scale of freshwater production.

 

- Organic fertilizer production equal to current chemical fertilizer production.

 

- Job creation

 

- Global political stability due to wide availability of natural resources and employment. 

 

A prototype biomass/biochar/biofuel production and refinement system can be developed within the limits of this challenge award as the technology and science is primarily 'off-the-shelf'. And, the prototype work would be done in the Seattle area.

 

Also, while the protocol is global in scale, this suite of solutions have an ability to be customized for local socioeconomic/environmental/political limitations and opportunities. 

 

 

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