Seaweed Harvest Boost for Jobs in Hebrides

The HeraldJune 15, 2011

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IT has been used on the set of the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean film and is already in everything from food to gardening and beauty products.

With a boost from Captain Jack Sparrow, played in the movie by Johnny Depp, a new study says there is enough seaweed around the Hebridean islands to allow for a significant expansion of the current commercial extraction, creating jobs in the process.

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Seaweed Harvest Boost for Jobs in Hebrides

However, hopes that Hebridean seaweed could be the basis of a major industry in the Western Isles have been dashed by the report.

The Scottish Association of Marine Science (...

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