Irish moss season improving, says harvester
CBC News
Posted: Sep 8, 2012 2:59 PM AT
Last Updated: Sep 8, 2012 5:10 PM AT
The Irish moss harvest is improving, according to Ronnie Costain. (CBC)
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Some Island moss processors and harvesters say onshore winds on western P.E.I. improved their season.
Earlier this summer, harvesters complained the harvest was at about five per cent of what it was 10 years ago.
Irish moss is a source of carrageenan, a thickening agent used in food.
Ronnie Costain, owner of Oceanside Seaweeds, says it's not just the quantity that's improved this year, but also the quality.
"We were pretty concerned we weren't going to get enough to keep everything going but, it turned out different," said Costain, who is one of three seaweed buyers in western P.E.I.
"Mostly it's due to the winds we had. We had the right kinds of winds and they weren't real storms or anything that brought a whole lot of dirt in, it seems like it just brought the moss in."
In July, Constain told CBC News he worried the problem was an invasive seaweed called fucellaria was choking out the Irish moss beds.
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