ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 1, 2021
Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records. America’s seaweed farming industry is based principally in Maine, where the business has grown swiftly over the past several years. Atlantic Sea Farms, a Saco company that works with two dozen seaweed farmers, said it’s likely to harvest more than 800,000 pounds of the gooey substance this year. The seaweed is processed into products that are sold at health food stores, supermarkets, seafood counters and restaurants.