Strategy lays our road map for Irish seaweed sector
Oyster and seafood growing at Woodstown Beach, Co Waterford.
Generations ago, farmers brought seaweed home over the years to fertilise the land. Others availed of its therapeutic qualities to soothe stiff and painful bones in seaweed baths.
The crop is also used today as an ingredient in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, organic food, and health supplements. Seaweed farming in Ireland, however, is still a new strategy.
