Acadian Seaplants operates five major manufacturing facilities strategically located close to cultivation and harvesting sites throughout Atlantic Canada and its Dr. James S. Craigie Research Center is located in Cornwallis, NS.      The company's head office is located in Dartmouth, NS , across the harbor from the Port of Halifax. This region is endowed with several internationally renowned centers for ocean research and technology.

Seaweed Resource Base

     The North Atlantic Coast of Canada is famous for its icy, clean waters that are continuously replenished by the world's highest tides which average 14 feet/4.25 meters from high to low tide. This ideal environment provides Acadian Seaplants with an abundant seaweed resource base which includes:

	Ascophyllum nodosum (Rockweed, Kelp)
	Chondrus crispus (Irish Moss)
	Furcellaria lumbricalis
	Fucus vesiculosus (Bladderwrack)
	Laminaria digitata (Kelp)
	Other seaweed species

Sustainable Resource Management

     Properly managed, wild seaweeds are a rapidly renewable resource.  Acadian Seaplants carefully oversees the ecosystem involving both marine plants and other marine life. Our company supports government licensing of harvesting territories to ensure the sustainability of the valuable resource and its ecosystem. We employ a team of experienced seaweed resource managers as well as Marine Biologist, Dr. Raul Ugarte, to apply exacting and comprehensive marine plant management procedures and controls over all of our harvesting territories.

                                        Environmental Policy

Hand-harvesting           All of our products are manufactured from select seaweeds which are harvested by experienced hand-harvesters using specially designed harvesting tools. This process not only ensures the best of the select seaweed species is harvested; the procedure is also gentle on the ecosystem. The Science of Marine Plants      Acadian Seaplants is a technology-based company that invests a significant portion of its annual revenues in Research and Development. Our science and technology department focuses on:

Product and Process Development Product Applications Research Resource Management Marine Plant Cultivation and Research Technical Support for Customers      In addition to our own team of scientists, we contract analytical and application research to local, regional and international universities as well as world-renowned research institutions.

Gentle Manufacturing

     Acadian Seaplants has developed unparalleled expertise in a wide range of seaweed processing and product manufacturing technologies. These low impact processes ensure the complex marine plants are handled in a manner that preserves the valuable characteristics of fresh seaweed.

     Forty years experience and investment in Research and Development has made Acadian Seaplants world authorities on understanding marine plant physiology and how to process our seaweeds without compromising their valuable properties. This expertise and commitment safeguards our customers ensuring they receive only top-quality, performance-proven products every time.

Total Quality Management

     Acadian Seaplants has long recognized that providing exceptional quality products and customer service are keys to success in an exacting marketplace.

     Our strict standards for excellence are enforced at every step in every operation. Superior quality starts with the initial harvesting of raw materials and extends to processing, manufacturing, packaging, delivery and technical customer support.

"Our mandate is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our customers."

 

 

ACADIAN SEAPLANTS LIMITED
30 Brown Avenue, Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia, Canada, B3B 1X8
Telephone:(902)468-2840  ·  Fax:(902)468-3474
E-mail:info@acadian.ca