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Seaweed Is Their Way of Life. A Company’s Sweeping Plan Threatens It.

Published by New York Times World By Ali Watkins and Paulo Nunes dos Santos · 8 September 2026 at 12:00
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As global demand for seaweed surges, a Canadian corporation’s bid for exclusive harvesting rights in the west of Ireland has upended a once-sleepy industry.

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