dc.contributor.author | Milledge, John J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Harvey, Patricia J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-23T11:53:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-23T11:53:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Milledge, J.J. and Harvey, P.J. (2016) Golden Tides: Problem or Golden Opportunity? The Valorisation of Sargassum from Beach Inundations. Journal of Marine Science and Engineerng, 4:60, 19pp. DOI: 10.3390/jmse4030060 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1295 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-803 | |
dc.description.abstract | In recent years there have been massive inundations of pelagic Sargassum, known as golden
tides, on the beaches of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, andWest Africa, causing considerable damage
to the local economy and environment. Commercial exploration of this biomass for food, fuel,
and pharmaceutical products could fund clean-up and offset the economic impact of these golden
tides. This paper reviews the potential uses and obstacles for exploitation of pelagic Sargassum.
Although Sargassum has considerable potential as a source of biochemicals, feed, food, fertiliser,
and fuel, variable and undefined composition together with the possible presence of marine pollutants
may make golden tides unsuitable for food, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals and limit their use
in feed and fertilisers. Discontinuous and unreliable supply of Sargassum also presents considerable
challenges. Low-cost methods of preservation such as solar drying and ensiling may address the
problem of discontinuity. The use of processes that can handle a variety of biological and waste
feedstocks in addition to Sargassum is a solution to unreliable supply, and anaerobic digestion for the
production of biogas is one such process. More research is needed to characterise golden tides and
identify and develop commercial products and processes. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Sargassum | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Seaweed | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Beach-cast | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Macroalgae | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Golden tide | en_US |
dc.title | Golden Tides: Problem or Golden Opportunity? The Valorisation of Sargassum from Beach Inundations. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.format.pagerange | 19pp. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/jmse4030060 | |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Parameter Discipline::Biological oceanography::Macroalgae and seagrass | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 4 | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3, Article 60 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.2 | en_US |
dc.description.eov | Macroalgal canopy cover and composition | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc) | en_US |
obps.contact.contactemail | j.j.milledge@gre.ac.uk | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/4/3/60 | en_US |