A startup called Marine Biologics is breaking down seaweed into its base components so they can be used for a range of ...

Seaweed is a crop with huge potential, but many of its current applications are comparatively low value. Harvested wild ...

Angus MacDoughall has been harvesting seaweed on and off since he was 17 when his fishing work dried up. Now at 73, he still harvests three to four days each month. “It gets you out of the house ...

Seaweed farmed this way usually reaches 10 feet or more in length before being harvested, per the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. After harvesting, the seaweed is "cleaned ...

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"If we harvest seaweed without having a management plan in place, we put these vulnerable ecosystems and the biodiversity they are part of at risk," says Nadav Bar, a professor at NTNU's ...