Asparagopsis taxiformis hatchery and cultivation manual
The emerging Australian seaweed industry is becoming prominent and attractive because of the role it can play in helping Australian agriculture realise its sustainability goals....
78 pages
Published: 27 Apr 2012
Author(s): Ximenes, Fabiano , Ramos, Jorge, Bi, Dr. Huiquan , Cameron, Nick , Pal Singh, Dr. Bhupinder, Blasi, Mirella
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The significant volumes of biomass which are currently left on site after harvesting public and private plantations result in high site preparation and reestablishment costs. Utilisation for heat, electricity or liquid fuel production could partially, or completely, offset these costs. In order to develop a market for biomass there is a need to establish available volumes that could be removed sustainably, biomass harvesting costs and potential savings that could be generated for plantation establishment.
This research, through pilot projects in the Macquarie region of NSW, aimed to determine quantities of the different biomass fractions in the residues, and a preliminary cost benefit analyses from extracting that resource.