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ArticleJournal of applied phycology2014

Seaweeds: an opportunity for wealth and sustainable livelihood for coastal communities.

Céline Rebours, Eliane Marinho-Soriano, José A Zertuche-González, Leila Hayashi, Julio A Vásquez, Paul Kradolfer, Gonzalo Soriano, Raul Ugarte, Maria Helena Abreu, Ingrid Bay-Larsen and 3 more

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Article in Journal of applied phycology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Edible Algae Reduce Blood Pressure in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  15. Effect ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2022
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  17. Effect of Dietary Brown Seaweed (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  19. Protective Effect of Red Algae (Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Céline ReboursBioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Frederik A. Dahlsvei 20, 1430 Ås, Norway ; Arctic Agriculture and Land Use Division, Bioforsk, NO-8049 Bodø, Norway.
Eliane Marinho-SorianoDepartment of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Via Costeira, Praia de Mãe Luiza, s/n, Natal, RN 59014-002 Brazil.
José A Zertuche-GonzálezInstituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, 22860 Ensenada, BC Mexico.
Leila HayashiAquaculture Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga 1346, Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SC Brazil.
Julio A VásquezFacultad de Ciencias del Mar, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
Paul KradolferPSW SA, Av. Paul Poblet Parcela D19 Lote 1, Lurín, Lima 16, Peru.
Gonzalo SorianoSoriano SA, JC Evans 40, 9105 Gaiman, Chubut Argentina.
Raul UgarteAcadian Seaplants Limited, 30 Brown Ave., Dartmouth, NS B3B-1X8 Canada.
Maria Helena AbreuALGAPlus Lda, Travessa Alexandre da Conceição 3830-196, Ílhavo, Portugal.
Ingrid Bay-LarsenNordland Research Institute, Bodø, Norway.
Grete HovelsrudNordland Research Institute, Bodø, Norway.
Rolf RødvenBioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Frederik A. Dahlsvei 20, 1430 Ås, Norway.
Daniel RobledoDepartment of Marine Resources, CINVESTAV-IPN, Km 6 Carretera Ant. Progreso, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán Mexico.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The European, Canadian, and Latin American seaweed industries rely on the sustainable harvesting of natural resources. As several countries wish to increase their activity, the harvest should be managed according to integrated and participatory governance regimes to ensure production within a long-term perspective. Development of regulations and directives enabling the sustainable exploitation of natural resources must therefore be brought to the national and international political agenda in order to ensure environmental, social, and economic values in the coastal areas around the world. In Europe, Portugal requires an appraisal of seaweed management plans while Norway and Canada have developed and implemented coastal management plans including well-established and sustainable exploitation of their natural seaweed resources. Whereas, in Latin America, different scenarios of seaweed exploitation can be observed; each country is however in need of long-term and ecosystem-based management plans to ensure that exploitation is sustainable. These plans are required particularly in Peru and Brazil, while Chile has succeeded in establishing a sustainable seaweed-harvesting plan for most of the economically important seaweeds. Furthermore, in both Europe and Latin America, seaweed aquaculture is at its infancy and development will have to overcome numerous challenges at different levels (i.e., technology, biology, policy). Thus, there is a need for regulations and establishment of "best practices" for seaweed harvesting, management, and cultivation. Trained human resources will also be required to provide information and education to the communities involved, to enable seaweed utilization to become a profitable business and provide better income opportunities to coastal communities.

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Coastal managementLatin AmericaMarine resourcesSeaweed industry

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PMID25346571
PMCPMC4200322

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