Data on the quantity of seaweeds harvested from the natural seaweed beds of Tamil Nadu
coast were collected at monthly intervals from different landing centres for a period of 4 …

Data collected on the commercial exploitation of seaweeds from the natural seaweed beds
of Tamilnadu during 4 years period from 2000 to 2003 showed that the quantity of …

The potential areas in India for luxuriant growth of seaweeds are south Tamil Nadu coast,
Gujarat coast, Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobar Islands. The total standing crop of …

The general distribution of seaweeds along the east and west coasts of India, Lakshadweep
and Andaman-Nicobsr islands is given. The standing crop of seaweeds in all these areas is …

The Seaweeds are macrophytic algae, a primitive type of plants lacking true roots, stems
and leaves. The word seaweed gives the wrong impression that it is a useless plant …

Seaweed industry is a promising and flourishing industry in India. About 700 species of
seaweeds have been reported from east and west coasts of India and from Lakshadweep …

The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has been working on
seaweed mariculture and seaweed utilization in India since 1972. Annual seaweed harvest …

Seaweeds are an integral part of coastal ecosystems and offer invaluable ecosystem
services supporting the life of many marine forms. The economic value of seaweeds …

India has extensive seaweed resources and these have been surveyed by several workers.
In India, more attention is being bestowed on increasing the production of economically …

Seaweeds constitute one of the commercially important marine living renewable resources.
They are used as human food, feed for animals, fertilizer for land crops, source of chemicals …