Ocean Approved - Healthy Kelp

Welcome to Ocean Approved. We produce delicious vegetables from the sea, with minimal impact to the environment. We love the ocean and are committed to sustainable practices. We employ a combination of aquaculture and mariculture techniques year-round, and are excited to be moving from wild harvesting to cultivating our kelps.

Photo: Mike Barriault

Over a decade ago, we began farming our Bang’s Island Mussels™. We harvested our mussels year-round from our grow-out rafts located among the Calendar Islands off the coast of Maine. Bangs Island rope-grown mussels are environmentally friendly and beneficial to the local ecology, providing structure and habitat.

While traveling in Asia, we saw first hand the efforts to cultivate seaweed and take pressure off the wild stock. In 2009, Ocean Approved became the first U.S. company to receive permission to cultivate kelp. We are committed to the sustainable harvest of this vital ocean resource, and look forward to providing only cultivated kelp and seaweeds in the future.

Our name reflects our commitment to the environment and preserving the oceans for future generations. Out on the water, we ask ourselves- If the ocean could talk, would she approve of what we are doing? These practices also guarantee that we are producing the highest quality foods available. Once you taste our products, we know that you will approve if it’s Ocean Approved!

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118 Presumscott Street
Portland, ME 04103