I would like to know, what is the current global market for edible seaweeds in terms of volume and value. Further if some one can provide me with production of Nori through farming it would be great help.
Dear Prof. Paul, Many thanks for the useful link. I am more interested in published scientific papers or reports. Vaibhav
Here is a reference with some good numbers:
Chopin, T., and Sawhney, M., 2009 - Seaweeds and their mariculture: 4477-4487. In: The Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. J.H. Steele, S.A. Thorpe and K.K. Turekian (Eds.). Elsevier, Oxford.
Available on my page on ResearchGate.
All the best,
Thanks Prof. Chopin, I shall go through it. However, is there any recent report, otherwise who is the reliable source from where, I can get the information.
Very interesting document Dr. Chopin, thanks for sharing.
Recent information on aquaculture production of algae can be found in the 2014 FAO's State of World Aquaculture Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) available at
http://www.fao.org/fishery/sofia/en
In Table 9 they include the totals by major country producers and in Figure 8 the production by species. For 2012 they report a total of 23.8 million tonnes (wet weight) of aquatic plants (seaweeds and microalgae). According this document, world production of seaweeds by aquaculture more than doubled from 2000 to 2012.
I have several articles covering integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), seaweeds and some key concepts. They were published in the Global Aquaculture Advocate and are all available on my page on ResearchGate. Some of the numbers were gradually adjusted as FAO statistics became available.
- Chopin et al. (2010). IMTA Part I, in which we describe IMTA and the concept of nutrient trading credits (NTC).
- Chopin et al. (2010). IMTA Part II, in which we describe how to increase the adoption of IMTA and the concept of the Turquoise Revolution (a greener Blue Revolution).
- Chopin et al. (2011), in which we talk about diversifying the aquaculture sector and the concept of integrated sequential biorefinery (ISBR).
- Chopin (2012). Seaweeds Part I, in which I explain what seaweeds are, what they do in the ecosystem and their cultivation.
- Chopin (2012). Seaweeds Part II, in which I mention the recent evolution in the seaweed industry, the role of seaweeds in providing ecosystem services and the concept of aquanomy.
- Chopin (2013), in which I describe the origins of IMTA, its history, its flexibility/adaptability to many variations from a central theme, and the need to balance worldwide fed and extractive aquaculture.
- Chopin (2014), in which I explain that seaweeds are, in fact, the top mariculture crop production and that they provide key ecosystem services.
As for edible seaweeds FAO reports that about 9 million tonnes were farmed for direct human consumption in 2012.
Hello Armando, I have recent data from Asian seaweed culture from Chinese sources. Furthermore FAO has a very interesting report comparing in 5 different countries at different regions failure or succes. Maybe we can write a review together. [email protected]; www.bluegreentechnologies Dr.Dr.Ir. Vincent van Ginneken
Mariculture of the Asian kelp Undaria pinnatifida and the native kelp Saccharina latissima along the Atlantic coast of Southern Europe: An overviewReview Article
Algal Research, Volume 15, April 2016, Pages 9-23
César Peteiro, Noemí Sánchez, Brezo Martínez
Mariculture in SE Sulawesi, Indonesia: Culture practices and the socio economic aspects of the major commoditiesOriginal Research Article
Ocean & Coastal Management, Volume 116, November 2015, Pages 44-57
La Ode M. Aslan, Wa Iba, La Ode Ridwan Bolu, Brett A. Ingram, Geoff. J. Gooley, Sena S. de Silva
Mariculture Overview
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (Second Edition), 2009, Pages 537-544
M. Phillips
Seaweeds and their Mariculture
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, from Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (Second Edition), 2009, Pages 317-326, Current as of 16 April 2013
T. Chopin, M. Sawhney
Thanks Dr. Shahram for the valuable references, I shall go through them soon.
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