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
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!
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
Coastal erosion is an all too familiar problem for seaside communities across Britain. Estimates suggest that the number of people at high risk from flooding could rise to a disquieting 3.5 million by 2080, with sea level rises taking out… Read More »Building Resilience to Coastal Erosion
If you ever wondered what the bottom of our Loch looks like . . . we have an answer. Stunning. In every single way. We present images taken during a dive we took to collect samples accompanied by partners Hortimare. Pictures… Read More »Beauty hidden beneath the surface
Invisible, yet not intangible, the air around us is easy to take for granted. Air comprises billions of tiny particles of gaseous water, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, pollen & dust, creating the atmosphere we call home. Some days this atmosphere feels… Read More »Seaweed for Cleaner Air
Marine Scotland consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in Scotland will close on 17 April 2023. We encourage everyone with an interest in Scotland’s blue economy, marine environment and coastal communities to submit their response here. KALY believes new regulations… Read More »KALY responds to Highly Protected Marine Areas consultation
The Isle of Skye takes its name from the old Norse sky-a meaning ‘cloud island’, a Viking reference to Cuillin Hills, which can be seen often enveloped in a sea of mist. The second-largest of Scotland’s many islands, Skye brags… Read More »Cloud Island
We live in a world of constant change. The climate is changing, our environment is changing, and our communities are changing. Change is inevitable. In the midst of swirling change, we can look to our ancestors for guidance on how… Read More »Holdfast! Going back to our Seaweed Roots
The trip down to Oban from Skye was filled with apprehension. I’ve never been in a classroom since 2010. Where will everyone be coming from? Will I be advanced enough to join the class? Is it going to be interactive… Read More »My week at the SAMS Academy