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First seaweed nursery course meets industry need

SAMS Enterprise seaweed nursery manager Rob Grisenthwaite examines a seaweed sample during the seaweed nursery course
SAMS Enterprise seaweed nursery manager Rob Grisenthwaite examines a seaweed sample during the seaweed nursery course
First seaweed nursery course meets industry need

In response to the growing interest in seaweed farming across the UK and Europe, SAMS has delivered a training course on the early stages of seaweed cultivation. The course, the first of its kind in the UK, took the participants through the practical skills required and highlighted important considerations such as building a nursery, biosecurity and selective breeding.

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