UW project took nuisance seaweed from shellfish farm to help growers. The USDA cut its funding

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Seaweed is a problem for shellfish growers. One UW project hopes to turn the nuisance seaweed, like this one at Baywater Shellfish in Hood Canal, into nutrients for farm soil. In its first year, the team harvested nearly 17,000 pounds of wet seaweed. Project Director Sarah Collier says there was so much interest that they were ready to include more farms in the pilot when she learned the grant was cancelled.

May 14, 2025