Need for conservation of economically important seaweeds of Tamil Nadu coast and time-table for their commercial exploitation

To conserve the natural stock and also to get consistent crop year after year, the seaweed collectors have to follow a suitable time-table. Attempts must be made by the seaweed based industries to exploit these seaweeds during the maximum growth periods from their places of occurrence in order to meet the raw material requirements and also to conserve the economically important seaweeds growing in Tamil Nadu coast.