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Collecting seaweed

  • 27-09-2011 1:18pm
    #1
    Corsendonk
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    Whats the legal standing on collecting seaweed from public beaches?


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  • #2
    MagicSean
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    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0050/sec0005.html#sec5

    4) A person who picks mushrooms or any other fungus growing wild on any land, or who picks flowers, fruit or foliage from a plant (including any shrub or tree) growing wild on any land, does not (although not in possession of the land) steal what is picked, unless he or she does it for reward or for sale or other commercial purpose.


  • #3
    Sid_Justice
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    I'm not sure how this interpreted by the law but seaweed is an algae which is neither a fungus (not mushroom related) nor a plant (not eh plant related). It's completely distinct class of organism.

    To the best of my knowledge, no species of seaweed is protected, nor would there be a big ecological consequence to collecting reasonably small quantities.

    Are you considering collecting a few tonnes for fertiliser? A good bit for drying, salting and selling or just a bit for your own amusement?


  • #4
    Hogzy
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    It might depend on where you get it. The foreshore is state property so if you are taking something from the foreshore then that could be deemed illegal.

    Its illegal to take sand or stones from a beach.


  • #5
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Sid_Justice wrote: »
    I'm not sure how this interpreted by the law but seaweed is an algae which is neither a fungus (not mushroom related) nor a plant (not eh plant related). It's completely distinct class of organism.

    To the best of my knowledge, no species of seaweed is protected, nor would there be a big ecological consequence to collecting reasonably small quantities.

    Are you considering collecting a few tonnes for fertiliser? A good bit for drying, salting and selling or just a bit for your own amusement?

    Well just seening that its still legal. Its a tradition in North Co Dublin for farmer families to collect the "wore "from the beaches between Balbriggan and Isle Eye( some accounts of pitched battles on the beaches between neighbouring towns in the early 1900s) Ony one farmer really does it still. Its an excellent fertiliser for the sandy nutrition poor soils. I was wondering can anyone do it or is it one of those things that you must have proof of a tradition or you loose rights. Guess anyone can do it as long as they can prove its for self use.


  • #6
    nuac
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    The right to harvest seaweed is often vested in local farmers. E.g farmes in a particular townland or townlands would have seaweed rights on adjoining beaches. Often included in the Land Commission Vesting Orders.

    If you see somebody waving a pitchfork at you, do not regard it as encouragement to proceed.

    No particular entitlement to harvest for self use.


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