Seaweed Seminar at San Miguel Island

“All seaweeds are edible, but not all are palatable” says Dr. Ryan Drum, who is considered one of the top medicinal algae experts in North America. Seaweeds have higher nutritional content than land plants, but we often overlook them as a food source from the ocean. Come dive with expert Haruka Ito to sustainably harvest seaweeds and learn to cook with them!

Objectives:

Identify marine algae species

Establish sustainable and safe practices for harvesting seaweeds

Learn how to process harvested seaweeds for food/medicine use

Discuss the nutritional and medicinal values of marine algae

We Provide:

Guided dives led by biologist Haruka Ito

Prepared seaweed tasting

Please Bring:

Fishing License with Ocean Enhancement Stamp

Game Bag

Gallon sized zip lock bag