Breiðafjörður · West Iceland
Wild seaweed.
Pure process.
Thorverk produces dried and milled Ascophyllum and Laminaria from the clean waters of Breiðafjörður. Certified organic. Sustainably harvested. Dried with local geothermal heat.
1975
Seaweed harvesting began at Reykhólar
1999
Organic certification since
4+ years
Before returning to the same harvest area
80°C max
Gentle geothermal drying temperature
Two North Atlantic species
A natural raw material, carefully prepared.
Thorverk supplies organic seaweed meal in several sieve sizes for industrial customers.
Five decades of knowledge
Harvested for regrowth.
Harvesting plans combine decades of local experience with biomass measurements and scientific advice. Mechanical cutters trim the top of Ascophyllum and leave the holdfast intact. Harvest areas are tracked and left to regenerate for at least four years.
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