Drying Seaweed

Ocean’s Balance is leading the way in carbon-friendly seaweed processing with our industrial dehydrator. Custom-made to our specifications and weighing in at a whopping 17 tons, the dehydrator is able to dry up to 30,000 pounds of wet seaweed per day. This is a game-changer for the Maine seaweed industry, which has been limited by the options for processing farmed seaweed, and led to most seaweed being blanched and frozen.  Not only is this an expensive method of processing, storing and transporting seaweed, it’s also extremely carbon-intensive. Now seaweed farmers can confidently increase their output knowing there is an efficient processing solution available to them.  The dehydrator is also available in the off-season to dry other crops, be they land or water based.