Tag Archives: Rockweed
New boat design, New opportunities for success loom off the coast of Maine
Amidst the lobster traps, blue and barren berried rolling hills of Harrington, Maine, forager, artist and engineer Dave Olson is re-imagining the rockweed harvesting scene.,,, This new boat is built around the notion of an independent harvester. It’s five feet longer with higher gunwales (sides). A hydraulic system powers offloading machinery and two rollers which assist with reeling in the loaded rake.,,,I asked him why he decided to build this boat. “It was clear from the first day that their operation was sloppy…and it was affecting my bottom line. >click to read<16:58
Maine DMR rockweed plan is ready for legislature
ELLSWORTH — Just in time to meet a deadline set last spring, the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) last Friday sent a proposed comprehensive statewide fishery management plan for rockweed to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. Read more@fenceviewer 11:55
Seaweed may be protected as value rises
According to the draft document, the plan is designed to provide recommendations – but not regulations – for long-term management of rockweed harvesting. Rockweed – a species of seaweed known as Ascophyllum nodosum – has become more marketable in recent years, in part because of new uses for the resource. Read more@kennebecjournal 09:21
