It was once an essential part of Irish agriculture — now seaweed farming is making a resurgence

EU-funded programme driving development of seaweed farming in Ireland and elsewhere in Europe

By the 17th century, seaweed was harvested and used for a variety of purposes in Ireland.

Seaweed once played a vital role in Irish agriculture, industry, and cuisine.

According to medieval Irish scholars, a rock that could produce a crop of seaweed had a value equivalent to two and a half cows.