Vormsi island, Estonia
This easternmost Baltic Blue Growth farm is cultivating mussels in the same area as red algae.
Placed in the waters outside the island of Vormsi, this small-scale test farm is owned and run by the private company Vormsi Agar, which is cooperating with the University of Tartu. The company’s interest is in blue-green business and rural development, and they have been experimenting with different products such as mussel-based consommé. The farm is very interesting from a business development perspective but also biologically, as it is the most eastern farm of the focus sites represented in Baltic Blue Growth. This small-scale test farm is operating cultivations of the red algae (Furcellaria lumbricalis) and blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus) in the same area. The test farm has a plan to add 2–3 more lines (net strings from trawl net) in 2017.
Location of the farm
Basic facts about the farm
- Surface area: 40 m2
- Substrate type: net strings from trawl net
- Size: 126 m
- Growth depth: 0–3.5 m
Contact for further enquiries
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Jonne Kotta
phone: +372. 671 8935
email: jonne(at)sea.ee