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.

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新西兰海藻利用

摘要 自 2006 年上次审查以来，新西兰 (NZ) 海藻使用的商业格局发生了变化和演变。最大的变化之一是引入了 Macrocystis pyrifera 和绿唇贻贝（附着在海滩上）。将海藻）放入配额管理系统——新西兰商业渔业管理的主要工具。围绕裙带菜（一种原产于亚洲的引进褐藻）的商业收获和养殖政策也发生了变化。传统上，商业藻类的利用仅限于琼脂生产和用于水产养殖饲料的海滩收集，尽管随着新西兰亚洲人口的增长，对海藻产品的需求也在增加。新西兰海藻产业处于早期发展阶段，但它有潜力向世界市场提供高质量的海藻原料和增值产品。海藻养殖的探索、对海藻肥料日益增长的需求以及褐藻糖胶等高价值生物活性产品的开发引起了海洋养殖者和企业家的兴趣。新西兰海藻产业成功的关键在于为出口市场开发高价值的产品，从综合养殖、收获和加工，可以提供最大的价值、消耗最少的能源和产生最少的废物。