Mr. Rory Campbell:

BIM has been working on seaweed for around a decade, but we have primarily been focusing on the technical aspects, namely how to grow it, how to create a seaweed hatchery and how to supply seeded string to the industry, and the very basic husbandry techniques.

A twin-track approach is needed when it comes to developing the seaweed industry. We need to develop the market as much as the technical expertise. The two have to come together because there is no point being able to grow seaweed if we do not have a market to sell the product on to. The two have to very much come together. That is what we are planning on working on in the future.