A few weeks ago Kaly Group was visited by a Deutsche Welle film crew who were creating a segment about the seaweed industry on Skye. Our Iain Matheson proudly showed off the new boat (and our fast growing biomass of… Read More »Kaly featured in Deutche Welle film!
Kaly Group team members Radek Kotowicz and Iain Matheson were delighted to attend Seagriculture in the Faroe Islands. Thanks to the Seagriculture team and Ocean Rainforest for such an informative and well run event.
The Spring 2024 season has concluded! Our first batch of dried seaweed from the Loch Bay test farm has just arrived in the mail. Expertly dried and chopped by Eco Cascade, we now have a modest 15kg of sample product… Read More »Thoughts from the Spring 2024 season
We can’t get enough of our seaweed farm..! After 10 weeks in the water we have already reached biomass of 10kg/metre (sugar kelp). For us that is double good news. With a just-in time harvest in June, product samples and… Read More »Update from the Loch Bay farm after 10 weeks in the water
Kaly Group is carefully working through its farm testing phase, collecting data where it can. Careful analysis of data gathered will hopefully provide valuable insights into biomass growth rates and drivers, changes in chemical composition throughout the season and effects… Read More »Data Collection programme launched at the Loch Bay farm
What better thing to do on a sunny bank holiday weekend than check out your seaweed lines? It has only been six weeks since our test lines went into the water, outside of the traditional seeding season, and we are… Read More »Happy Easter everyone!
Kaly Group has deployed its first farming test lines in Loch Bay, Northwest Skye. The aim is to establish how well the site performs for different seaweed types using a variety of growing mediums. Data being collected will inform future… Read More »Loch Bay pilot farm deployed!
Dear friends, At KALY, our journey commenced one year ago, marked by the anticipation of a linear progression in learning: obtaining our inaugural license for kelp cultivation, establishing a water-based farm at Lochbay by winter, and eagerly anticipating our initial… Read More »Season’s Greetings from the KALY team!
Scotland’s native oysters could offer an investment opportunity that benefits nature, communities, and investors. Marine restoration projects around Scotland working to reverse a steep decline in numbers of native oysters in Scottish waters are the focus of a consortium with… Read More »New partnership receives government support to stimulate private finance into marine natural capital
Approximately 6 percent of the world’s seaweeds come from the seas of Britain, with over six hundred different types of native species. From its tiniest microalgal form, phytoplankton, to the dense forests of kelp, algae is a nutritious food source… Read More »Seaweed for a Healthy Diet