Environmental Factors in Kappaphycus alvarezii Seaweed Cultivation (a Review)

Aquaculture

Kappaphycus alvarezii is one of the varieties of seaweed that is most frequently cultivated. This is because the production technology for this kind of seaweed is quite inexpensive and easy to use, and because handling this kind of seaweed after harvest is also rather simple. Red algae, also known as Rhodophyta, are multicellular and large-sized algae. The pigment phycoerythrin is what gives the algae their characteristic red hue. The sustainability of the culture business is also influenced by the site and cultivation technique chosen, which in this case can boost seaweed growth and production. The production of K. alvarezii seaweed is highly influenced by elements such as nutrients and the physical characteristics of the waters, such as temperature, salinity, light, and water movement (current). Carrageenan is produced primarily by K. alvarezii, and it finds widespread use in the food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, microbiological, and medical industries as well as in fertilizers and packaging additives in the paper, textile, photography, shoe polish, pasta, and fish and meat canning industries.

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