seaweed vegetables, sea veggies, sea veg: rebranding macroscopic, multi cellular marine algae
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Sea vegetables, sea
veggies, sea veg
rebranding macroscopic,
multicellular, marine algae
Dr Sara Barrento | Biosciences,
Swansea University, UK 24 Feb 17
Wales, Laverbread country
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19 Nov, 2015
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Moroccan Gelidium
stocks were being overharvested by
throngs of beach-
combers in search of
‘red gold’
FAO, 2016. The state of world fisheries and aquaculture FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
9%
1980
91% Fisheries
2014
44 %
Farming of seaweeds
surpassed wild
harvest in tonnage
40 years ago
FARMING
96%
Today
East
FARMING
96%
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Hydrocolloid production
Agar
Alginate
κ-Carrageenan &
ί- carrageenan
Red algae
Brown algae
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Picture by Dr Sara Barrento, Lombok
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Picture by Dr Sara Barrento, Lombok
East
FARMING
West
HARVESTING CATCH UP
The drivers:
Biofuels
IMTA
MacroBiocrude EPSRC-UK
Prof. Kevin Flynn
Dr Sara Barrento
Fleuriane Fernandes
Dr Caludio Fuentes Grunewald
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Aims: To produce
seaweeds for renewable
feedstotocks using
innovative technology
pipeline 2013 to 2018
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Picture by Fleuriane Fernandes
Growth and seasonality
Species strain selection
Ecosystem Services
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Picture by Fleuriane Fernandes
Seed banks are needed Barrento et al.(2016). Algae Research.
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Picture by Dr Sara Barrento
Using the farm as a
multi purpose platform
To grow oysters,
mussels, etc.
KESS PhD: Jessica Knoop
Supervisors: Dr John Griffin
Dr Sara Barrento
Harvest time of year
Harvesting method ?
Traceable supply chain ? Fisheries accredited and regulated
