Paul Cobb started off harvesting small quantities of seaweed from the shoreline in the time-honoured fashion, for the veg plots of his West Cork smallholding, having moved to Ireland in 2002.

Winter seaweed traditions are still alive in many parts of Ireland: on Tory Island, dúlamán (channelled wrack) is considered at its best at Christmas when the tips are cut to about thumb-length ...

Once considered an incomprehensible habit of the Celtic fringe, eating seaweed has now become very fashionable in Britain, if not exactly mainstream. The main issue is how you cook the stuff. Most ...

ALGAE and seaweed may make most people just think of slime, but a new report aims to show that the UK is a biodiversity hotspot for the “unsung heroes” of the natural world.

Scientists are combing Ireland's west coast for seaweed to feed to cattle and sheep after research showed it could stop them breathing out so much climate-warming methane.

The ruins of an ancient fortress were recently discovered on a small island along the west coast of Ireland. Stone ramparts dating to the late Bronze Age were found stretching across a causeway ...

Losses of seaweeds are not just restricted to Britain. For example, rising sea temperatures and extreme heatwaves in 2011 caused Western Australia to lose 43% of its kelps. There was also a 93% ...

"In 2016, we saw seaweed feature prominently on restaurant menus," says Katie Squire, a product developer who was responsible for creating Marks & Spencer's new Aromatic Seaweed Stir Fry with ...

Paul Cobb, who has built up a business exporting culinary seaweed from West Cork to Japan, says there is an ocean of untapped potential in Ireland’s Atlantic waters Roaring Water Sea Vegetable ...