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For Kappaphycus and Eucheuma, the farmers usually sell to middlemen; sometimes there may be two in the chain. They sort and clean up the seaweed before selling it on to the carrageenan processors. Continue Reading

Green distromatic seaweeds of the genus Ulva (Sea Lettuce) are commercially cultivated in East Asia for the food produce Aonori. Seaweed having resemblance to lettuce are in fact U.Fasciata, U.Lactuca etc.- that are distromatic blades, while commercially cultivated species include U.Prolifera (=Enteromorpha prolifea) and U.intestinalis that are tubular with the walls of tube one cell thick. Continue Reading

Dulse, a red algae with leathery fronds (leaves) is found in the eulittoral zone and sometimes the upper sublittoral. It is collected by hand by harvesters plucking it from the rocks at low tide. It is perennial and when either plucked or cut, new growth appears from the edge of the previous season’s leaf. Now it is widely used as human food because of its high nutritional value. Continue Reading

After receiving a prognosis of three months, my wife is on her way to recovery thanks to “Fucoidan.” Midori Sasanuma, Housewife, female, 62 years old. Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan/ Interview with her husband Continue Reading

Today in a number of countries, animals still regularly feed in certain regions upon fresh seaweed or are given a prepared seaweed food. In Iceland fresh seaweeds are commonly employed as a food for sheep, cattle and horses; the animals are encouraged to stay browsing on the shore during the whole of the winter and in some places during the summer as well. Continue Reading

Marine nutraceutical might have a positive effect on human health as they can protect human body against damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS), which attack macromolecules such as membrane lipids, proteins, and DNA and lead to many health disorders such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, neuro-degenerative and inflammatory diseases with severe injuries. Continue Reading

Peptides might help diabetes by improving absorption of glucose into the cells of the body. Peptides in fish hydrolyzates could be beneficial when used as feed components in aquaculture. Small peptides from cod or shrimp hydolyzates can enhance disease resistance of aquacultured salmon. Continue Reading