Processing
Wash, sort, blanch, and pack within hours of the boat.
From boat to plant in hours
Kelp starts degrading the moment it leaves the water, so the plant sits beside the dock. The blades are washed, sorted, blanched, and packed before the day is out.
step time wash on the boat sort arrival, by species blanch 90 seconds pack same day
Two product lines
Most goes to low-temperature drying and milling. The select blades are packed fresh for restaurants and shipped cold the same evening.