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| North Korea seaplant statistics |
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| Korea, North (XKN) Coastline 2,495 km |
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| Commercial seaweed species & production |
| Genus |
species |
type |
Total mt |
Cultivated |
| Capsosiphon |
fulvescens |
green |
n/a |
n/a |
| Chondrus |
crassicaulis |
red |
200 |
0 |
| Codium |
fragile |
green |
50 |
0 |
| Ecklonia |
stolonifera |
brown |
n/a |
n/a |
| Enteromorpha |
clathrata |
green |
538* |
538* |
| Enteromorpha |
compressa |
green |
* |
* |
| Enteromorpha |
grevillei |
green |
* |
* |
| Enteromorpha |
intestinalis |
green |
* |
* |
| Enteromorpha |
linza |
green |
* |
* |
| Enteromorpha |
nitidum |
green |
* |
* |
| Enteromorpha |
prolifera |
green |
* |
* |
| Gelidium |
anansii |
red |
n/a |
n/a |
| Gloiopeltis |
furcata |
red |
n/a |
n/a |
| Gloiopeltis |
tenax |
red |
n/a |
n/a |
| Gracilaria |
verrucosa |
red |
n/a |
n/a |
| Hizikia |
fusiformis |
brown |
4,000 |
3,860 |
| Laminaria |
japonica |
brown |
3,000 |
2,300 |
| Laminaria |
religiosa |
brown |
n/a |
n/a |
| Nemalion |
vermiculare |
red |
n/a |
n/a |
| Pelvetia |
siliquosa |
brown |
n/a |
n/a |
| Porphyra |
kuniedae |
red |
20,449* |
20,449* |
| Porphyra |
seriata |
red |
* |
* |
| Porphyra |
suborticulata |
red |
* |
* |
| Porphyra |
tenera |
red |
* |
* |
| Porphyra |
yezoensis |
red |
* |
* |
| Pterocladia |
capillacea |
red |
n/a |
n/a |
| Sargassum |
horneri |
brown |
n/a |
n/a |
| Scytosiphon |
lomentaria |
green |
n/a |
n/a |
| Undaria |
peterseniana |
brown |
n/a |
n/a |
| Undaria |
pinnitifida |
brown |
43,398 |
43,398 |
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71,635 |
70,045 |
| * Production combined by genus. Production from North Korea and South Korea estimated by splitting the combined total. |
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