Once the nets are seeded, they are transferred in stacks to nursery cultivation in the sea (Sahoo and Yarish,
2005). Nets in the nursery stage are raised out of the water daily and allowed to dry to prevent epiphytes and
other fouling organisms. Once blades have reached a critical size (23mm) they are either transferred to farm
sites or dried out to around 20% of their water content and frozen for later use at 20˚C. There are three main
methods to cultivating nori: floating raft, semifloating raft, and fixed pole, with the former designed for deeper
waters and the latter for shallow intertidal habitats (Sahoo and Yarish, 2005).