Apparatus and methods of seaweed farming and harvesting

An apparatus for at least partially stripping seaweed from a net comprising the seaweed, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one harvest plate, wherein the harvest plate comprises at least one orifice extending through the harvest plate, wherein each orifice is configured to receive a respective net containing seaweed, and is configured to at least partially strip the seaweed from the respective net as the respective net is passed through the orifice;

• wherein each orifice comprises a respective release channel, which extends from the orifice to an edge of the harvest plate, for releasing the net from the orifice.