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Maine seaweed growers to break state records this spring
PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
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1of6A 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 recordsRobert F. Bukaty/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Ken Sparta cuts kelp from a line during the spring harvest of farm-raised seaweed off the coast of Cumberland, Maine, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state recordsRobert F. Bukaty/APShow MoreShow Less
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Patrick Whittle May 01, 2021 - 5:18 AM
FALMOUTH, Maine - Maine s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records.
America s seaweed farming industry is based principally in Maine, where the business has grown swiftly over the past several years. Atlantic Sea Farms, a Saco company that works with two dozen seaweed farmers, said it s likely to harvest more than 800,000 pounds (360,000 kilograms) of the gooey substance this year.
Atlantic Sea Farms accounts for most of the state s seaweed aquaculture, and it harvested about 450,000 pounds (204,000 kilograms) in 2020. That was a record at the time, as the entire state accounted for 275,000 pounds (125,000 kilograms) in 2019, Maine Department of Marine Resources statistics show.