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Seaweed harvest targeted as next biofuel

In the search for renewable sources of energy, the Scottish Association of Marine Sciences is turning its attention to something Scotland is not short of � the humble seaweed.

The abundant forests of kelp around our shores may well help solve the energy crisis and create a whole new industry in its wake.

There is nothing new about exploiting kelp's biochemical properties.