👋 hello people! Is someone processing seaweeds into fertilizer or food for animals?
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Unfortunately seaweeds farming is not allowed in Romania due to legislation but its possible to collect washed ones from the beaches. I'm planning to collect large quantities to for processing them into agriculture fertilizers and food for animals. Is someone who can sher some ideeas? Is there a good market for this type of products?
Thank you!
@mihaicristian_chiornita2427 Hi Mihaicristian, Well done, you sound very enterprising. You may be thinking about this but please remember that washed up seaweed on the beach is part of the ecosystem, it might be a breeding ground for insects that are then eaten by fish or birds, etc. I am sure it would be fine to take small quantities. (I remove seaweed for composting that local residents have issues with, from a harbour with permission from a Council in the UK). But please limit yourself to collecting only the quantity that will not damage marine life-systems if removed. :)))
@amanda_root hope you are joking, right? Anyways if not, the council is taking them to the landfill so it’s a waste of resources...
@amanda_root hope you are joking, right? Anyways if not, the council is taking them to the landfill so it’s a waste of resources...
@mihaicristian_chiornita2427 Hi Mihaicristian, Thanks for your reply. I think we are discussing two seperate issues- first the value/disposal of beach-cast seaweed. Yes, where I am, in the UK it has to go to landfill, if and when removed, as there's too much plastic rubbish in it for it to be treated as 'green waste'. Secondly, the role of beach-cast seaweed in the ecosystem. My point was that it has an important role in supporting biodiversity. All the best, Amanda.
@mihaicristian_chiornita2427 I recommend joining GreenWave's Sea to Sale series. On Feb. 13, we're hosting a webinar on Kelp Product Development and we will have a speaker from AgriSea discussing their process for developing kelp biostimulants.