In 1984, Henry Lyons founded Kerry Algae on a remote stretch of the Kerry coast. He was developing seaweed extracts for horticulture and agriculture decades before “bioeconomy” became a common term.
The global seaweed industry is now worth $6 billion. Forty years after a 1986 RTE interview captured his early work, we sat down with Henry to tell the full story.
We shot on location at MTU Kerry and the Fenit coastline, with a nostalgic look that suited a story this old and this timely.
The documentary was completed in time to preview at the Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS2026) in Dublin.
Credits
Directed by Ronan Murphy
Produced by Luiz Guth
Filmed by David Murphy
Edited by Joel Barbacena
