Low technology vs High technology
The world's most successful seaweed cultivation industries are in Asia, where low labour costs married to simple and intelligent maricultural techniques have proved very successful. The labour intensiveness of seaweed mariculture and the absence of a ready market have been the main reasons why seaweed mariculture has not developed to any great extent in the west. If seaweed-based cultivation is to develop in Europe and north America, we must look at the market potential of seaweeds and the various ways in which seaweed mariculture can be improved so as to reduce the labour content.
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