Seaweed is the Future

Shetland’s coastal waters are the most productive in the world. The Continental shelf around Shetland is a mixing zone for nutrients welling up from the depths. Because of this the maritime industries have always been Shetland's main contribution to the local economy, which includes fishing, salmon farming and mussel farming. Böd Ayre Products Ltd is commercially leading the way in the UK by carrying out two trial seaweed cultivation farms and is looking to put further seaweed farms in place around Shetland’s shores, thus adding another dimension to Shetland's maritime industries.