Seaweed refineries in SA

Hi All, 

I saw an article on the news earlier this week about an
organisation that is planning to open a seaweed processing factory to produce
fertilisers and other products for the export market.

In the article, its stated the vast quantities of seaweed
that washes upon South Australian shores, and stated that the licensee
in question, had been granted rights to collect 60% of the weed that washes
up along the South Australian coast line. 

The figure of 60% absolutely shocked me, and is of such
a large quantity that it must equate with potentially severe environmental
destruction. Along with the damage that the removal of weed will cause
to marine and birdlife, the actual process of collection is much more worrying.
Bulldozers on beaches!!!

Is anyone aware of any activism that has been organised
about this issue?  

What are some birders/wader specialists opinions on how
the removal of seaweed from the coatline will affect waders and other marine
life?

Peer