seaweeds like kelp, they actually pick up that carbon dioxide because now it's easier for them to do photosynthesisimagine trees on land, pulling co2 out of the atmosphere. well, seaweeds and kelp are really good at pulling co2 out of the water. >> stahl: so basically what you're doing is the equivalent of planting trees in the ocean? >> peabody: exactly. >> stahl: and then testing to see how much of a difference it makes. >> peabody: we've got scientific mooring buoys anchored at both sides. >> stahl: the yellow. >> peabody: the yellow buoys. >> stahl: they're measuring how water changes as it flows through the kelp field, and seeing if baby shellfish grown with the kelp do better at building their shells. results won't be in for more than a year, and bren smith is eager to see them. he's been growing shellfish on his kelp farm, too, but not, he admits, because of the science. he says it's good business. in november, he and his team loaded thousands of baby mussels into netting that looked like massive sausages, then suspended them from ropes that hang down below the kelp. he calls it 3d ocean far