This study developed an integrated approach for the sustainable exploitation of the green seaweed Codium sp., cultivated in an integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) system, as a source of ingredients for functional skin care products. Biomass was extracted following European Union cosmetic regulations using a polarity gradient system, yielding five fractions, and the antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, photoprotect...

International trade in vulnerable marine species is regulated once they are listed in CITES Appendices (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Parties to the Convention submit proposal(s) 150 days prior to the CITES Conference for voting on the inclusion of new species in Appendices I and II, making a case for why CITES listing criteria are met in each case. Before the vote, Parti...