Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records. The seaweed is processed into products that are sold at health food stores, supermarkets, seafood counters and restaurants.
A line of seaweed is hauled aboard a barge for harvesting, Thursday, April 29, 2021, off the coast of Cumberland, Maine. Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records
Atlantic Sea Farms accounts for most of the state’s seaweed aquaculture, and it harvested about 450,000 pounds in 2020. That was a record at the time, as the entire state accounted for 275,000 pounds in 2019, Maine Department of Marine Resources statistics show. The seaweed is processed into products that are sold at health food stores, supermarkets, seafood counters and restaurants. Products range from smoothie cubes made of kelp to seaweed salads.
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