Cultivating Palmaria palmata - Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Cultivating Palmaria palmata - Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Cultivating Palmaria palmata - Bord Iascaigh Mhara
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<strong>Palmaria</strong> seaweed farm productivity and value<br />
A 100-m longline with capacity of 70 nets x 26.4 kg each will produce 1.8 tonnes wet <strong>Palmaria</strong> using this<br />
technique. NB. The hatchery described has capacity for only 48 nets.<br />
Dry yield from 70 nets is 20% of 1.8 tonnes, i.e. 0.36 tonnes<br />
Assumption. Value in the market place<br />
<strong>Palmaria</strong><br />
Price per kg wet €2.50 per kg<br />
Price per kg bulk, dry and bagged €16 - 19 per kg<br />
Sales value ex farm 100-m longline with 1.8 tonnes @ €2,500 per tonne wet weight is €4,500<br />
Sales value dry weight product 0.36 tonnes @ €16-19 per kg is €5,760-6,840<br />
The potential value of sales of bulk, dried and bagged <strong>Palmaria</strong> from 48 nets is €4,055-4,815<br />
This suggests that cultivation of <strong>Palmaria</strong> using these techniques will not provide the basis for a viable<br />
business.<br />
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