Intensive land-based production of red and green macroalgae for human consumption in the Pacific Northwest: an evaluation of seasonal growth, yield, nutritional composition, and contaminant levels

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• Journal Title:
  ALGAE
• Personal Author:
  Gadberry, Bradley A. ; Colt, John ; Maynard, Desmond ; Boratyn, Diane C. ; Webb, Ken ; Johnson, Ronald B. ; Saunders, Gary W. ; Boyer, Richard H.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOAA General Documents
• Description:
  Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus), Pacific dulse (Palmaria mollis, also known as Red ribbon seaweed), and sea lettuce (Ulva spp.) were cultivated in a land-based intensive culture system at the Manchester Research Station, USA from August 2013 to September 2014. Macroalgae were grown in tumble-aerated tanks, harvested bimonthly for seasonal growth calculations, and analyzed for protein, lipid, ash, and amino acid content. Growth rate of all three species exhibited a similar pattern, with the highest specific growth rates occurring during the summer months (Turkish towel: 7.8%, Pacific dulse: 8.2%, and sea lettuce: 6.2%). Growth of all three species was lowest around winter solstice; with negative growth only observed in sea lettuce.
• Keywords:
  Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics
• Source:
  ALGAE, 33(1), 109-125
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.4490/algae.2018.33.2.21
• ISSN:
  1226-2617 ; 2093-0860
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  The Korean Society of Phycology
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC BY-NC
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0709284d4711014a73fb8d0234ff377b8ee76d27faf1594984489fc05094a001
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  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/59263/noaa_59263_DS1.pdf
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