Seaweed utilisation in New Zealand
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Loretta N. White
Loretta N. White is a doctoral candidate in the School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology. Loretta has a Master’s degree in Applied Science. Her research includes chemistry of algal bioactive compounds and their applications in food and cosmetics. She was the author of the first economic viability study funded by the Bioresource Processing Alliance and the Plant and Food Research Institute to investigate potential commercial use of invasive kelp
Undaria pinnatifida in New Zealand, and a recognized expert in industrial fucoidan production fromU. pinnatifida .
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William Lindsey White
Professor William Lindsey White completed his PhD at the University of Auckland in 2001 and following a Post-Doctoral Fellowship took up a position as Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Science at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). He is currently Associate Dean - Research and Enterprise and continues to carry out research in Phycology and Fisheries.
Abstract
The commercial landscape of seaweed use in New Zealand (NZ) has shifted and evolved since it was last reviewed in 2006. One of the largest changes saw the introduction of Macrocystis pyrifera and green-lipped mussel spat (which is landed attached to beach-cast seaweed) into the Quota Management System—the primary tool for commercial fisheries management in NZ. There have also been policy changes around commercial harvesting and farming of Undaria pinnatifida, an introduced brown alga native to Asia. Traditionally, commercial algal utilization has been limited to agar production and beach-cast collection for aquaculture feeds, though demand for seaweed products has increased with a growing Asian population in NZ. The NZ seaweed industry is at an early developmental stage, but it has the potential to offer high quality seaweed stock and value-added products to the world market. The exploration of seaweed farming, the growing demand for seaweed fertilizers and the development of high-value bioactive products such as fucoidan has attracted interest from marine farmers and entrepreneurs. The key to success for the NZ seaweed industry rests in developing high-value products for an export market, from integrated farming, harvesting and processing that can deliver the most value, consume the least energy and generate minimal waste.
About the authors
Loretta N. White is a doctoral candidate in the School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology. Loretta has a Master’s degree in Applied Science. Her research includes chemistry of algal bioactive compounds and their applications in food and cosmetics. She was the author of the first economic viability study funded by the Bioresource Processing Alliance and the Plant and Food Research Institute to investigate potential commercial use of invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida in New Zealand, and a recognized expert in industrial fucoidan production from U. pinnatifida.
Professor William Lindsey White completed his PhD at the University of Auckland in 2001 and following a Post-Doctoral Fellowship took up a position as Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Science at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). He is currently Associate Dean - Research and Enterprise and continues to carry out research in Phycology and Fisheries.
Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- In this issue
- Editorial
- Seaweed resources of the world: a 2020 vision. Part 4
- Applications
- Seaweed utilisation in New Zealand
- Trends in seaweed resource use and aquaculture in South Africa and Namibia over the last 30 years
- Challenges for marine macroalgal biomass production in Indian coastal waters
- Technical challenges for offshore cultivation of kelp species: lessons learned and future directions
- Using macroalgae as biofuel: current opportunities and challenges
- Biogeography
- Seaweed resources of Tanzania: status, potential species, challenges and development potentials
- The seaweed resources of Peru
- Seaweed resources of Korea
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- In this issue
- Editorial
- Seaweed resources of the world: a 2020 vision. Part 4
- Applications
- Seaweed utilisation in New Zealand
- Trends in seaweed resource use and aquaculture in South Africa and Namibia over the last 30 years
- Challenges for marine macroalgal biomass production in Indian coastal waters
- Technical challenges for offshore cultivation of kelp species: lessons learned and future directions
- Using macroalgae as biofuel: current opportunities and challenges
- Biogeography
- Seaweed resources of Tanzania: status, potential species, challenges and development potentials
- The seaweed resources of Peru
- Seaweed resources of Korea
