SeaGrown was formed in 2018 by Wave Crookes and Laura Robinson; Crookes was previously a diver in the
Royal Navy who was involved in other maritime occupations, and Robinson is a professor of geochemistry. Initially, the farming of seaweed was literally the two of them cutting seaweed at low tide in and around Scarborough. At the outset, the company was just the two of them and the seaweed was processed into use as a foodstuff, for pets, bath products and restaurants. The company have acquired a site, which is underwater, and some out into the
North Sea off the coast of Scarborough. The farm will have buoys and markers with sunken lines onto which the seaweed will grow. The farm area is well away from shipping lanes and is England's first large-scale, commercial farm for seaweed. Whilst Crookes and Robinson acknowledge that the seaweed farming industry has not taken off in Britain (it is farmed in Holland, Spain and Scandinavia), the coast around Scarborough is good for seaweed "prolifically and naturally." The company have a processing plant located in the town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. The seaweed will be landed at
Scarborough Harbour for onward transportation to the processing plant. ==Accolades==