Harvesting System

When the seaweed is fully grown it must be harvested. Until recently, this was manual work, but Machinefabriek Bakker has also developed a machine for this. After being hoisted on board, the seaweed is intensively rinsed to minimize the amount of sand, organisms and other unwanted products. The seaweed is then cut off and placed in a big bag or box. The rope is brushed clean, rinsed and stored so that it can be reused. Below are photos of the complete harvesting system and rinsing the weed.