Who’s behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland’s coastline?

**Four Irish companies seek to harvest 51,000 tonnes of seaweed from 14,000 hectares of coastline**

Four companies have submitted applications to harvest seaweed along Ireland’s coast, covering more than 14,000 hectares of marine area. The proposals would allow the companies to harvest almost 51,000 wet tonnes of seaweed each year.

The applications were reported by *TheJournal.ie* on 25 August 2026. No further details about the companies or the specific sites were provided in the article.

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