Seaweed

Seaweed
It can be used in cooking.
Information
Source	Fishing Pole: Ocean, Beach Farm Foraging: The Beach, Beach Farm Garbage Cans Fish Pond The "Dangerous Mines"
Season	All
XP	Fishing Pole: 3 Fishing XP Foraging: 7 Foraging XP Fish Pond: 18 Fishing XP
Energy / Health	13 5
Sell Price	data-sort-value="20">20g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Seaweed, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Seaweed - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Seaweed is an item that can be caught using a Fishing Pole in the ocean or the Beach farm during all seasons, including a 41% chance to catch Seaweed while fishing in the deep-sea submarine ride at the Night Market. It is never caught in Crab Pots.

It can also be foraged from a narrow strip of shore by the Tide Pools, i.e., to the east of the wooden footbridge, but it spawns relatively infrequently (3% chance per night). It can also be foraged on the Beach Farm Map. The saltwater crab pot fish (Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp) may produce 1-3 Seaweed in a Fish Pond when the population of the pond is at least 1. It's also possible to find Seaweed in the "Dangerous Mines" on floors 1-29 when the Shrine of Challenge is turned on. Seaweed can also randomly be found in Garbage Cans.

Catching Seaweed with a Fishing Pole always gives 3 Fishing XP, and picking up from the beach gives 7 Foraging XP. Seaweed, either fished or foraged, is always normal quality.

Seaweed is displayed in the Fish section of the collection tab, and counts towards the four fishing Achievements. However, it is otherwise not considered to be a fish, and therefore cannot be sold to Willy at the Fish Shop, does not benefit from fish price bonuses, cannot be used in place of "Any Fish" in recipes, and cannot be put in a Bait Maker, Fish Smoker, or Fish Pond.

One Seaweed can be placed in any Fish Tank as decoration, including the Community Center's fish tank after the fish tank bundle is completed. Its appearance in player-placed fish tanks can be changed by picking up and re-placing the fish tank.

Map

Seaweed can be found in the ocean and on the beach.

Bundles

Seaweed is not used in any bundles.

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Maki Roll	Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed.	Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)	100 45	The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for data-sort-value="300">300g	data-sort-value="220">220g

Buildings

Image	Name	Description	Cost	Size
	Fish Pond	Raise fish and harvest their produce. Fish multiply over time.	data-sort-value="5000">5,000g Stone (200) Seaweed (5) Green Algae (5)	5x5 5x5

Tailoring

Seaweed is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Kelp Shirt. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a green dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

Quests

• Seaweed may be randomly requested during any season at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="60">60g and 150 Friendship points.
• 1-2 Seaweed may be requested by several ocean fish in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 3 to 5.

Tip

• The player may obtain large quantities of Seaweed by fishing on the Beach during sunny Summer days using a Training Rod, as it's the only available catch outside of Trash and Sea Jelly.

History

• 1.3.27: Added chance to catch during Night Market.
• 1.4: Added as forage to the beach. Added as Fish Pond build material. Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests. Can be produced by Fish Ponds.
• 1.5: Can now be used as decoration in Fish Tanks. Added Shrine of Challenge to sources.
• 1.6: Can now be used as decoration in Community Center's now-functional fish tank. Foraged Seaweed will now always be normal quality.