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It was a disaster for the economy of the Scottish Islands, including Uist. Charles was Director and General Manager of Alginate Industries (Scotland), responsible for all seaweed collection and processing. Seaweed attached to the sea floor must not be harvested. I retired from the company in 1980 shortly after the takeover, having been with them for 32 years. We built a pier in the small bay which was used by the “puffers”, the small coastal boats popular at that time in the Highlands and Islands. Shop now.

This was more of a full-time occupation although the cutting of the seaweed could only be done at spring tides. In his 1881 book, A.B. It became popular as a pastime in the Victorian era and remains a hobby today. If you continue browsing your are deemed to have accepted our cookie policy. This factory closed when another one was built in South Uist, where there was an abundance of seaweed. Designing a better future. The puffers imported the coal for the furnaces and exported the meal to the factory at Girvan. May it ever be thus. Seaweed collecting is the process of collecting, drying and pressing seaweed.

[2], The pastime became increasingly popular during the Victorian Era, where it played to the burgeoning interest in natural history and collection in general. I found the site and saw its potential. [1], Collecting seaweed can be traced back to at least the 17th century with the pressings found in Hans Sloane's Herbarium.

Written by Charles Alexander Cameron, January 2020.

It was a more skilled and difficult process. . $200 This was also later subject to foreign competition (this time from South America) and by 1900 it likewise began to peter out. Kelco was the biggest Alginate producer in the world, and our company was the second largest. Items will remain in your cart for 1 hour but they are not reserved‐ $75

A daily limit of 100 kilograms per person for cast seaweed applies.

After the factory at Sponish was closed, a cement company took over the premises, but they later went bankrupt. As production increased, and the number of Alginate products became more diversified, further sources of seaweed had to be found. It became popular as a pastime in the Victorian era and remains a hobby today. In addition, he was a Director and Manager of Arrarmara Teo., the Irish company. The product from this factory was used in the Second World War for the manufacture of camouflage nets and other products for the forces. In about 1935 a factory for this purpose was established in South Argyll.