How Scotland is leading the way in seaweed farming | Letter

A new academy dedicated to seaweed industry hopes to help the industry thrive in coastal communities around Britain, says Prof Nicholas JP OwensThank you for your article highlighting the wonders of seaweed as a crop that can be sustainably grown and harvested at sea (Sea-farmed supercrop: how seaweed could transform the way we live, 19 April).The article used an example from Sweden, but the seaweed industry is already growing at pace around our own shores. The Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban, an independent marine research laboratory and part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, will help the industry grow with the launch of our Seaweed Academy on 26 April. Continue reading...