The data set includes environmental data as well as kelp and oyster data from an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture study where sugar kelp was planted on four established oyster farms in Rhode Island, USA over 2 growing seasons (Year 1 = 2017–2018; Year 2 = 2018-2019). At each site, we planted 60 m kelp lines (denoted as Line 1 and Line 2) approximately three weeks apart to determine optimal planting time. Kelp blade length and width were recorded at periodic intervals, and tissues were collected for carbon, nitrogen, δ15N, and δ13C analyses. Oyster growth data was collected from the same sites across the same timespans. Environmental data includes data collected on monthly farm visits with a YSI Sonde, as well as dissolved nutrients in the seawater. In addition, temperatures were logged on kelp lines every 15 minutes during each growing season.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Green-Gavrielidis, L., C. Thornber, and A. Oczkowski. Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture with sugar kelp and oysters in a shallow coastal salt pond and open estuary site. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Frontiers, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, 2: 1147524, (2023).