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Seaweed if also a great source of fiber to promote gut health, antioxidants to prevent or delay cell damage, and may also be helpful in reducing inflammation and one's risk of colon cancer.
Seaweed farming has had widespread socio-economic impacts in Tanzania, has become a very important source of resources for women, and is the third biggest contributor of foreign currency to the country. [28] 90% of the farmers are women, and much of it is used by the skincare and cosmetics industry. [29]
A biologist holds clumps of dulse seaweed grown by Cascadia Seaweed in British Columbia, Canada. The company is cultivating the algae for use as a feed additive and biostimulant in agriculture ...
Dulse is one of many edible algae. Algaculture may become an important part of a healthy and sustainable food system [10]. Several species of algae are raised for food. While algae have qualities of a sustainable food source, "producing highly digestible proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates, and are rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals" and e.g. having a high protein ...
Marine Permaculture is a form of mariculture that reflects the principles of permaculture by recreating seaweed forest habitat and other ecosystems in nearshore and offshore ocean environments. Doing so enables a sustainable long-term harvest of seaweeds and seafood , while regenerating life in the ocean.
Most people have experienced seaweed during a visit to the beach or as part of a meal of sushi. Seaweed is also an ingredient in many other everyday items people normally wouldn't consider -- like ...
Seaweed can be transformed into biochar and used as a means of increasing the organic matter and nutrient content of the soil. [67] Different types of seaweed appear to yield unique nutrients and parameters; red seaweeds, for example, create biochar that is rich in potassium and sulfur and is more acidic than biochar generated from brown ...
Seaweed species such as kelps provide essential nursery habitat for fisheries and other marine species and thus protect food sources; other species, such as planktonic algae, play a vital role in capturing carbon and producing at least 50% of Earth's oxygen. [3] Natural seaweed ecosystems are sometimes under threat from human activity.