Stonington company helping build seaweed market in Connecticut
By Jason Vallee Sun staff writer Apr 24, 2023
When Jay Douglas purchased the Mechanic Street Marina in Pawcatuck in 2016, his wife Suzie Flores said the couple was looking for a productive, innovative way to spend their winter months out on the water. The couple wanted an activity that could potentially help to improve waterways, provide a secondary income and encourage economic growth and healthier living.
Flores never anticipated that the desire for winter work would lead to her and Douglas to form the Stonington Kelp Company, a sugar kelp business that in the past few years has grown into the largest kelp harvester in Connecticut...