PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 29, 2024
In response to the Oct. 15 letter by Jake Patryn, Acadian Seaplants’ director of operations in Maine, who argued that rockweed harvesting is sustainable, as scientists who have reviewed published studies of the ecological effects of rockweed harvesting, we disagree. We agree that stronger regulations are needed to protect this ecologically and commercially important seaweed habitat. ~ David Porter, Ph.D., and Allison Snow, Ph.D., Co-founders of the Blue Hill Peninsula Rockweed Forum