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| South Africa seaplant statistics |
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| South Africa (XSF) Coastline 2,798 km |
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| Commercial seaweed species & production |
| Genus |
species |
type |
Total mt |
Cultivated |
| Ecklonia |
maxima |
brown |
350 |
0 |
| Gelidium |
abbottiorum |
red |
139* |
n/a |
| Gelidium |
capense |
red |
* |
n/a |
| Gelidium |
pristoides |
red |
* |
n/a |
| Gelidium |
pteridifolium |
red |
* |
n/a |
| Gracilaria |
gracilis |
red |
439 |
n/a |
| Laminaria |
schinzii |
brown |
350 |
n/a |
| total |
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1,278 |
n/a |
| * Production combined by genus. |
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