Suria Link.com Tropical Algatech Opportunities for Asia Iain C. Neish SuriaLink.com A project of Marine Botanicals Sdn. Bhd. Slide 1 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com About 80% of tropical coast is in East Asia “Nusantara*” has ~ 60% 20 o N 10 o N 10 o S 20 o S World total ~ 200 K KM of tropical seacoast Nusantara @ “The Malay Archipelago” Includes Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is. but the Philippines (37 K km) & Indonesia (55 K km) have most of the coast Slide 2 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com “Algatech” is short for “Algal photo- biotech nology” Production & utilisation of aquatic & marine non-vascular plants � Major O 2 producers � Basis of aquatic and marine food chains & habitats � Products useful to mankind � Potential just beginning to be appreciated! Slide 3 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Macroalgae � Commonly called “seaweeds” � Properly called “seaplants � Big enough to tie on ropes � Many can be chopped down to “mini” size Slide 4 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Minialgae � Small seaplants � Tedious to tie on ropes � Grown in slurry systems or seeded on substrate � Can grow in open ponds � Enclosed for pure cultures Slide 5 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Microalgae � Too small to see with naked eye � Best grown in slurry systems � Some grown in open systems � Must be enclosed for pure cultures Slide 6 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Global seaplant market (estimated annual) � Over 2 M dry tons or 7.5 M+ wet tons � Value 8 B+ USD/annum � Many seaplant products exchanged in local markets � Official statistics scarce � Actual volumes may be many times reported figures Slide 7 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
All tropical Suria Link.com Production by country Some tropical Total harvest Farmed 10 countries = 96% of production 10 countries = 99+% of production 50% in Asia 96% in Asia 6% in tropical E. Asia 12+% in tropical E. Asia # Country Dry MT % Country Dry MT % China 675,229 61 1 China 698,529 32 2 France 616,762 28 Japan 107,360 10 3 U K 205,500 9 Philippines 90,912 8 4 Japan 123,074 6 Korea, N 70,045 6 5 Chile 109,308 5 Korea, S 65,740 6 6 Philippines 95,912 4 Indonesia 46,894 4 7 Korea, N 71,435 3 Chile 34,218 3 8 Korea, S 67,050 3 Tanzania 5,000 + Malaysia 4,000 + 9 Indonesia 46,894 2 10 Norway 40,632 2 Kiribati 496 + Slide 8 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Macro/minialgae value nori Product Value B USD/yr Porphyra 2.85 kombu Laminaria 2.00 Undaria 1.14 Others 0.20 Food gums 0.86 Kelp meal 0.86 Maerl ~0.1 TOTAL 8.01 wakame SuriaLink data after Perez et al. 1996 Slide 9 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Tropical macro/minialgae production… � Dominated by cultured red algal galactan seaplants (RAGS) � Mainly Kappaphycus & Eucheuma � Significant Gracilaria � Sources of the biopolymers carrageenan and agar Slide 10 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Microalga production is happening… Dunaliella Spirulina * Chlorella * Spirulina * *Photos from spirulinasource.com Slide 11 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Production numbers hard to find & there is a large, growing manufacturing shortfall More production capacity required “ We estimate that demand for manufacturing capacity will exceed current supply by a factor of four by 2005. ” – JP Morgan 3/01 “ The biotechnology industry is at risk of losing $9b in market cap due to delayed products in the next few years. ” – Contract Pharma 11/00 Potential market - tens of billions of USD/yr Slide 12 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com The carrageenan business… tropical crops replacing coldwater harvests warm water production rising… cold water production falling… Slide 13 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com …and cultivation is the key! � Commercially utilised coldwater seaplants tend to grow in "beds“. � High population density - Amenable to mechanical harvesting � Most tropical macroalgae & minialgae grow individually… � …or in small clumps with corals and other seaplants. Cultivation is essential before most tropical seaplants can enter commerce Wild Kappaphycus striatum in Sabah, Malaysia Slide 14 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Cultivation technologies range from low-tech high-tech seaweed farming cell culture Slide 15 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Low + high tech can be blended… to give optimal results ! Low-tech High-tech � Small-medium enterprise (SME) dominate current value chains � Most farms are family farms � SME also have a major role in “high-tech” Slide 16 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Ocean, pond & raceway technologies can combine low-tech + high-tech Slide 17 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Appropriate technologies are being adopted from intensive agriculture Cross section of free-floating plastic-tube photo-bioreactor Materials & tools developed for intensive agriculture Slide 18 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Novel technologies… being developed for emerging biotech needs Cross section of microalgae photo-bioreactor Flexible Bioreactor produced by Cellpharm Ltd, UK, for growing algae used as aquaculture feed Slide 19 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Sea vegetables, food ingredients & nutraceuticals � Worth at least 5 B USD/annum � Use spreading from traditional markets to global markets � Massive potential for expansion � Shift toward “natural” nutraceuticals is one market driver Slide 20 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Bioactive compounds from algae Monostoma – a rhamnan sulfate � Algae naturally source – synthesize anti-viral, anti thrombic anti-thrombic and other compounds � Algal “drugs from the sea” programs still in their infancy � Some products coming to market already Cladosiphon (mozuku) – a myostatin source – muscle building Slide 21 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Algae as hosts to genetic material Exciting new technologies on the way… � Energy & antibodies from Chlamydomonas (Scripps patents) � Antibodies, vaccines, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids from genetic transformation of macroalgae (e.g. Porphyra in Cheney + Bradley-Metz patent) � Many in development Slide 22 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Biopolymers � Billion USD/yr market � Includes red algal galactans (RAG) such as carrageenan and agar & alginates from brown macroalgae � Mainly used as food ingredients � Some industrial applications � Important biomedical applications � Useful components of culture media Slide 23 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Well-being with algae � Nutritional benefits � Thalassotherapy � Aroma therapy � Lotions and potions for spa treatment � “Cosmeceuticals” � Personal care products Slide 24 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Animal nutrition � Algal meals, powders and extracts used as nutraceutical feed components � Microalgae are important aquaculture hatchery feeds � Macroalgae are feed for herbivorous fish � Algal biopolymers used as pet food and farm feed stabilizers Slide 25 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
Suria Link.com Plant nutrition � Source of plant biostimulants � Source of trace elements and other nutrients � Used as mulch or spray for soil conditioning � Biopolymers used as stabilizer for seed emulsions � Biopolymers used as culture media for specialty crops (e.g. orchids) Slide 26 SuriaLink Bulletin No. 1-0304 From the sun… through seaplants… to you
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