Commercially Important Seaweed Resources and their Cultivation

Vaibhav A. Mantri

• Publisher: CAB International
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9781836990246
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Seaweeds are marine macroscopic plant-like organisms that fall under three divisions based on their pigmentation: red (Rhodophyta), brown (Phaeophyta), and green (Chlorophyta) algae. Seaweeds have long been important providers of socioeconomic benefits and contributors to food security around the world through diverse food and non-food applications. Though traditionally used as food in Asian countries (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea), Western consumer interest in seaweeds has increased in recent years, driven by the demand for more healthy and sustainable diets. As per the latest data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, their annual production reached ~ 35.8 million tonnes fresh weight and a market value of US$16.80 billion in 2022. This book brings together chapters from 66 globally renowned phycologists from 20 different countries on crucial aspects of the diversity, distribution, and commercial farming of economically important seaweeds. It includes: Global utilization of seaweed resources Forecasting of global production trends Seaweed aquaculture in South-east and East Asian countries Biology, diversity, distribution, and cultivation domains of selected seaweeds Propagation techniques employed for commercial seaweed farming Biosecurity challenges Economics of seaweed farming Environmental implications of seaweed cultivation It is an essential resource for researchers working in marine botany, seaweed/algae research, aquaculture, and marine science and industry practitioners in seaweed cultivation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1 Global Utilization, Uses, and Applications of Seaweed Feedstock
• 2 Forecasting Global Seaweed Production Trends Using Autoregressive Time Series Models: A Machine Learning Approach
• 3 Current Status of Seaweed Aquaculture in South-east and East Asian Countries
• 4 Global Distribution, Diversity, and Cultivation of Eucheumatoids
• 5 Current Trends and Emerging Perspectives in the Cultivation and Utilization of Nori Species
• 6 State of the Art in the Utilization and Cultivation of Undaria
• 7 Advances in Ulva Biology and Cultivation
• 8 Current Trends and Emerging Perspectives in the Edible Green Algae Monostroma
• 9 Cultivation and Commercialization of Asparagopsis: Developments, Challenges, and Future Directions
• 10 Propagation Techniques for Economically Important Seaweeds: Current Practices, Challenges, and Future Directions
• 11 Grappling with Biosecurity Challenges: Identifying and Mitigating Biosecurity Risks in the Indonesian Seaweed Aquaculture Industry
• 12 Economics of Seaweed Farming: Critical Metrics and Assessment Approaches
• 13 Environmental Impacts of Seaweed Farming
• 14 Diversifying Malaysia’s Seaweed Aquaculture: Emerging Species, Policy Frameworks, and Future Directions
• 15 Development of the European Seaweed Sector
• Index
• Back Cover