Seaweed Farm to Begin Production off Argyll Coast in Britain
August 5, 2015http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/seaweed-farm-to-begin-production-off-argyll-coast-1-3847291
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The plans for Britain's first commercial-scale seaweed farm set up in Scottish waters has been unveiled. The new facility will run as a demonstration project and will help the country's seaweed cultivation sector.
Scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban aim to set up a one-hectare farm off the Argyll coast that could grow 24 tonnes of the marine vegetables every year. They will plant at least seven native varieties of seaweed, which will have a multitude of potential uses, including biofuel production.
Dr. Phil Kerrison, who is spearheading the new venture, insists there is a huge scope to have a "sizeable, sustainable seaweed industry" around the Scottish coast.
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