Marine Protected Areas And Fisheries Effects
Marine Protected Areas And Fisheries Effects
This chapter identifies the uses of giant kelp as well as forest-associated species, including those comprising important recreational and commercial fisheries. These include food and fertilizer, chemical production, biofuel and carbon sequestration, aquaculture, and other recreational uses, such as sport fishing and commercial fishing. Consumption is especially common in Japan and China where there is a long tradition of eating kelp, especially Laminaria and Undaria. There is also a long history of seaweed use as food for terrestrial animals. Giant kelp and other seaweeds are also marketed in several areas of the world for fertilizer; however, a more important benefit may be as a soil conditioner. Moreover, the conversion of algae into biofuel results in recycling CO2 rather than releasing more of it from fossil fuel or sequestering it for long periods of time such as in wood or peat.
Keywords: giant kelp uses, kelp eating, giant kelp fertilizers, biofuel, carbon sequestration, aquaculture, sport fishing, commercial fishing
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