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Advances in Temperate Phyconomy: Algal Harvest and Cultivation in Globally Distributed Temperate Waters

Part I

Herausgeber: Critchley, Alan T.; Pereira, Leonel; Neish, Iain C.; Hurtado, Anicia Q.

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Phyconomy encompasses the science and arts of both wild harvesting and cultivation of seaweeds. Some of these practices are as ancient as the very earliest uses of selected seaweeds, going back millennia. Other phyconomic practices are some of the most recent developments applied to the selection, breeding and multiplication of strains of resilient and productive cultivated species, specifically selected for the ever-changing marine environment in which they need to succeed. Phyconometrics involves measurement of stocks, impacts of harvesting as well as production, in the sea and on land; providing data on volumes and values of commercial species, some at very large industrial scales. In so much as tropical phyconomy has been covered (with particular attention to eucheumatoids), by the editorial team in other volumes of the DAPH book series, we realised there was also a large world of temperate activities covering micro and macroalgal species which had not previously been collated and presented to the applied phycological, phyconomic community. That has now been rectified! The co-editorial team of Anicia Q. Hurtado, Iain C. Neish and Alan T. Critchley were grateful to receive the additional assistance of Leonel Pereira and the project Temperate Phyconomy began. It soon became evident there was such a wealth of novel information that could be provided from temperate waters around the phyconomic world and indeed so much so that the title expanded to: Advances in Temperate Phyconomy: Algal Harvest and Cultivation in Globally Distributed Temperate Waters. Part I looks at specific topics of phyconomy including wild vs cultivated seaweed species. It dispels some of the myths around get the get-rich-quick seaweed production schemes; it presents some stark facts based in reality on applied phycology and what it takes to obtain quality seaweed biomass for many value-added applications. New developments in phyconomic practices, harvest, cultivation methods and materials, including strain selection and seed bank maintenance are detailed with a specific focus on temperate regions of the world. Part II will follow with another set of exciting developments on temperate phyconomy from around the world of temperate seaweeds of economic value.The book is aimed at all students, researchers, operators and practitioners in the sphere of applied phycology and phyconomy, i.e., both the macro and microalgal worlds - where there is much in common – if you look with eyes wide open. The book is a great way to read the specifics and also be able to browse relevant areas, presented by global leading teams, in their various phyconomic fields; it is full of information which might not pop up in an online search. In essence anyone working with algae commercially would gain benefits from reading and inwardly digesting the book’s contents from start to finish.

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Dr. Alan T. Critchley began his scientific journey in Portsmouth, UK, studying the invasive seaweed Sargassum muticum. After a postdoctoral position in the Netherlands, he moved to the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to research subtropical seaweeds. His interest in commercial applications began at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in collaboration with Taurus Chemicals. He later held roles at the University of Namibia and Degussa Texturant Systems in France. In Nova Scotia, Canada, he led R&D on land-based seaweed cultivation and industrial-scale harvesting of intertidal fucoids for animal feed and plant biostimulants. Currently, he is a consultant and Research Fellow at the Verschuren Centre in Sydney, NS, with a focus on tropical and temperate phyconomy. Dr. Anicia Q. Hurtado is Chair of ISDA Inc. and earned her Doctor of Agriculture (Phycology) from Kyoto University in 1988. She served over 20 years as Senior Scientist at SEAFDEC-AQD in the Philippines, where she led the Seaweed Program. She was also the Philippine partner in the GlobalSeaweedSTAR Project at the University of the Philippines Visayas. Today, she evaluates research proposals, serves on thesis committees and journal boards, and consults for international agencies. Her deep commitment to working directly with seaweed farmers remains a cornerstone of her career. Dr. Iain Charles Neish, a Canadian phyconomist and marine enterprise ecologist, has worked with seaweeds in aquaculture since 1965. Since 1977, he has focused on tropical seaweed farming and biorefinery development in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Americas, and India. Over 25 years of this work was with Marine Colloids, where he managed the construction of the world’s first semi-refined carrageenan factory in Cebu, Philippines. From 1996 to 2023, he collaborated with international organizations and companies, including over a decade with PT Sea Six Energy Indonesia. Now based in the Cebu/Bohol region, he is CEO of SeaKITShub Inc., promoting Blue Ocean Economy through enterprise ecology and sustainable marine resource use. Dr. Leonel Pereira holds a PhD in Cellular Biology and is Associate Professor at the University of Coimbra, where he coordinates the Master’s in Plant Biodiversity and Biotechnology. A researcher at the Center for Functional Ecology, his work spans marine algae biodiversity, biotechnology, and ecology. He founded the MACOI – Portuguese Marine Algae Site in 2008 and serves on editorial boards of journals like Marine Drugs and Applied Sciences. He has published over 20 books, 79+ book chapters, and numerous scientific articles, and frequently speaks at international conferences. His accolades include the Francisco de Holanda Award, Mar Rei D. Carlos Award, and the CHOICE Award for Edible Algae of the World (2016). Recognized among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier (2021–2024), he has a Scopus h-index of 41 and leads ACOI – the Coimbra Collection of Algae.