Case studies of seven commercial seaweed resources

Seven case studies are presented on commercial seaweed resources; five on wild crops, respectivelyAscophyllum nodosum, Chondrus crispus, Gelidium, Laminaria longicrurisandMacrocystis,are provided along with case studies of the farmed crops ofEucheumaandLaminaria japonica.Individually the cases range from descriptions of the wild crops and their management to themanaged production of farmed crops including, in several examples, some information on economics and/or processing. These initial seven cases range from those emphaizing but one speciesfrom but one part of one country, to studies of a genus as it occurs commercially throughout the world.