Could floating seaweed 'sausage' farms be Queensland's next big agri-industry?
abc.net.au/news/floating-seaweed-sausage-farms-industry-queensland/101756098A two-year trial led by the University of the Sunshine Coast and Urban Utilities has farmed 125 kilograms of seaweed — 10,000 sushi rolls worth — off the state's coast."We had to start right at the beginning, working out what species are there, very small-scale collections of seaweed."
Those collections were then tested in a lab before they were sent out to a Moreton Bay oyster farm, where researchers discovered sausage-shaped nets were the best way to grow seaweed there.so it's just a matter of attaching the sausage nets."It's quite tough to grow oysters, it takes around about three years.
Seaweed was found to increase oxygen in the water, which is a win for the oysters and those who farm them. Every year 30 million tonnes of seaweed is produced worldwide, and AgriFutures Australia said the country had the potential for
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