James S. Craigie

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the effect of various seaweed species and seaweed products on plant growth and development with an emphasis on the use of this renewable bioresource in sustainable agricultural systems is provided.

TL;DR: This work highlights this rapidly advancing area of algal science with a particular focus on the key research required to assess better the health benefits of an alga or algal product.

TL;DR: A new and exciting vista has opened for seaweed extracts in both plant and animal applications as improved analytical techniques and instrumentation coupled with the use of molecular genetic tools are establishing that seaweeds extracts can modify plant andAnimal responses at a fundamental level.

TL;DR: Variation in the amino-acid composition among the seven algal diets analysed was small and did not explain the observed differences in oyster growth response with the diets, and there was no clear trend between the protein level of the diet and the growth response of the oysters.

TL;DR: The future of the seaweed industry will include the development of high value markets for functional foods, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals, which will require a level of standardization, efficacy, and traceability that has not been demanded of seaweed products.