Cultivation process and annual production of mozuku in Okinawa (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Cultivation process and annual production of mozuku in Okinawa

Caption

When cultivating mozuku, germling ‘seeds’ are grown in flasks, and transferred to nets in tanks after budding. The nets are then moved to the ocean where the mozuku grows into mature, edible seaweed. The yield of mozuku changes yearly, due to cultivation difficulties.

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OIST

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