The percentage of seaweed production earmarked for human consumption. Developments in knowledge and techniques have helped to create new opportunities (animal feed, fertilisers, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, packaging, biofuel, etc.), thus boosting the dynamism of the sector and the growth of algaculture which is still in its infancy in Europe. The production of cultivated algae has increased from 1.1 million tonnes in 1970 to 35.1 million tonnes in 2020, mainly driven by algaculture in Asia. |