More than 50% of the UK coastline is situated in Scotland under legislative jurisdiction; therefore, there is a great opportunity for regionally focused economic development by the rational use of sustainable marine bio-sources. We review the importance of seaweeds in general, and more specifically, wrack brown seaweeds which are washed from the sea and accumulated in the wrack zone and their economic impact. Rules and regulations governing the harvesting of seaweed, potential sites for harvesting, along with the status of industrial application are discussed. We describe extraction and separation methods of natural products from these seaweeds along with their phytochemical profiles. Many potential applications for these derivatives exist in agriculture, energy, nutrition, biomaterials, waste treatment (composting), pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other applications. The chemical diversity of the natural compounds present in these seaweeds is an opportunity to further investigate a range of chemical scaffolds, evaluate their biological activities, and develop them for better pharmaceutical or biotechnological applications. The key message is the significant opportunity for the development of high value products from a seaweed processing industry in Scotland, based on a sustainable resource, and locally regulated.

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苏格兰褐海藻，它们的重要性和应用

超过 50% 的英国海岸线位于苏格兰，受立法管辖；因此，通过合理利用可持续海洋生物资源，为区域重点经济发展提供了巨大的机会。我们回顾了一般海藻的重要性，更具体地说，是从海中冲刷并在沉船区积聚的沉船褐海藻及其经济影响。讨论了管理海藻收获的规则和条例、潜在的收获地点以及工业应用的状况。我们描述了从这些海藻中提取和分离天然产物的方法及其植物化学特征。这些衍生物在农业、能源、营养、生物材料、废物处理（堆肥）、制药、化妆品和其他应用。这些海藻中存在的天然化合物的化学多样性是进一步研究一系列化学支架、评估其生物活性并开发它们以实现更好的药物或生物技术应用的机会。关键信息是苏格兰海藻加工业开发高价值产品的重要机会，基于可持续资源并受当地监管。