Snakebite envenomation is a neglected tropical disease and incidents of the pit viper Lachesis muta cause hemorrhage, muscle damage, blood coagulation disturbances, and even death; the proteases and phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2 ) of snake venoms contribute to such toxic effects. This work evaluated the inhibitory effect of commercial fucoidans from two species of brown seaweeds Fucus vesiculosus (FVF) and Undaria pinnatifida (UPF)...

Seaweeds, like all primary producers, require macronutrients (C, N, P) for the synthesis of organic molecules through photosynthesis to support growth and accumulation of storage compounds, including cell wall polysaccharides, for example, agar, carrageenan, and alginates, that have numerous industrial applications. The commercial production of tropical eucheumatoids has been reliant on natural streams of inorganic nutrients....

Breeding has played an important role in the mariculture and industrialization of kelp in China. However, the current kelp breeding systems in China have encountered some problems relating to germplasm diversity, management, technological innovations, and regional co‐operation. This review summarizes the main challenges, such as top‐down and fragmented management of germplasm libraries, as well as private industry breeding wit...

Globally, China has the largest scale of kelp cultivation and production operations. However, its kelp aquaculture industry is suffering from declining germplasm diversity, degradation of agronomic traits, the presence of polluted environments, changing ocean conditions and increasing anthropological interference. This review covers two of the most commercially important kelp species in China, viz. Saccharina japonica and Unda...

The cover image is based on the Review Article Kelp aquaculture in China: A retrospective and future prospects by Zi‐Min Hu et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12524 . image

Marine macroalgae (seaweeds), are amongst the first multicellular organisms and, as such, the precursors to land plants. By the time ‘land’ animals arrived on the scene, terrestrial plants were plentiful and varied, and herbivorous diets developed in concert with the food sources most commonly available. However, skip forward several hundred millennia, and with the advent of agriculture, approximately 10,000 years ago, dietary...