OUR IMPACT

Everything we do is economically inclusive, socially just and environmentally restorative. Seaweed has a positive effect on many challenges we face today.
Our three Impact Metrics above give a sense of the measurable impact that we are already making today. And we’re growing it every day. We implement regenerative, CO2-reducing concepts, products, and applications all over the globe that deliver impact on many areas.

CO2e Mitigation:   Every ton of seaweed has absorbed 120 kg CO2, 2 kg of nitrogen and 0.2 kg of phosphorus.

Community Development:  Seaweed cultivation creates new economic activity in coastal communities.

Ocean Regeneration: Seaweed reduces ocean acidification and promotes marine biodiversity.

  SEAWEED FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Vietnam has a large sea, a favorable climate for developing seaweed farming. Growing and exploiting seaweed has helped feed many local communities.

The development of seaweed will solve many problems such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cleaning the environment, and seaweed absorbing heavy metals. In the farming areas, seaweed will absorb pollutants, clean the environment, and provide oxygen to the organism.

In order to keep the balance of the environment and economic development, we properly and effectively exploit the natural seaweed resources in the right season, in the right techniques, improve the output, product quality, and protect the resources. Strengthen the processing and use of seaweed raw materials, research the application of seaweed to industries and services.

SEAWEED IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

In Vietnam, 827 species have been recorded, belonging to four disciplines: Cyanophyta, Rhodophyta, Ochrophyta and Chlorophyta. The total reserves of Vietnamese seaweed are still large. It is one of the most important resources of the marine economy because of its use in the industries of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. For example, it is used as a raw material to extract many types of compounds, such as agar, alginate and carrageenan. Seaweed is also a renewable resource, most countries with sea are interested in conserving and developing seaweed resources.

Improve the marine environment

Seaweed can quickly absorb pollutants, contributing to improving the seawater environment for tourism and cultivation of seafood species.

CO2 absorption and protect marine environment

Seaweed carpets are valuable to indirect use such as excess CO2 absorption reduces greenhouse effects and climate change. Seaweed along with coral contribute to the formation of reefs and protect the bottom under the impact of floods, waves, and coastal flows.

Ecological forests

 Seaweed and coral are the two most important ecosystems in the sea, they are likened to “Ecological forests” to other marine creatures in shelter and growth.

OUR PRODUCTS

With a coastline of more than 3,200 km, stretching across many latitudes, Vietnam has biodiversity, some groups and seaweed species with large reserves have been exploited and put into use as an important source of raw materials. Being widely cultivated, natural extraction with large yields is mainly focused on the genera: Gracilaria, Sargassum and Ulva.

SEA MOSS

SEAMOSS

Vietnamese sea moss is called sea bird nest - a collagen plant. It's grown wildly under sea water without fertilizer, pesticide or chemicals.

COTTONII SEAWEED

COTTONII SEAWEED

Eucheuma Cottonii is organic seaweed, collagen seaweed. Cottonii is the commercial name of Asean Country. This seaweed is rich in iron, multitude fibers, enzyme nutrients, minerals, and calcium. It's especially good for skin care, vegetarian diet and daily fiber diet intake.

SARGASSUM SEAWEED

SARGASSUM SEAWEED

Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae in the order Fucales. Sargassum is used for alginate extraction. Alginates, derivatives of alginic acids, are used commercially for fabric printing, tinned meats, toothpastes, soaps, and ice cream. Sargassum is cultivated and cleaned for use as an herbal remedy. In Traditional Chinese, herbalists prescribe Sargassum, to be dissolved in warm water and then drunk as a tea.

ULVA SEAWEED

ULVA SEAWEED

Ulva lactuca is a green macroalgae or sea lettuce. Ulva is rich in minerals, protein, pigments, and vitamins. It also has sufficient antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidants, antihyperlipidemic, and antitumor properties.

GRACILARIA SEAWEED

GRACILARIA SEAWEED

Gracilaria is a genus of red algae notable for its economic importance as an agarophyte, as well as its use as a food for humans and various species of shellfish. Gracilaria seaweed is both harvested from the wild and farmed for commercial applications. Gracilaria is a material for producing agar agar powder.

SEA GRAPES GREEN CAVIAR

SEA GRAPES GREEN CAVIAR

Sea grapes or green caviar is Caulerpa lentillifera, one of the favored species of edible Caulerpa due to its soft and succulent texture. Caulerpa lentillifera is also eaten in Okinawa, where it is known as umi-budō meaning "sea grapes".

 OUR ECOSYSTEM

In Vietnam, 827 species have been recorded, for taxon species alone, Cyanophyta has 88 (10.64% of the total species), Rhodophyta has 412 species (49.81%), Ochrophyta has 147 species (17.77%) and Chlorophyta has 180 species (21.78%).

For coastal geographies alone, 654 species of seaweed have been found. Of these, there are 259 species in the north, the north-central has 203 species, the south-central has 152 species and the south has 40 species.

On the coastal and offshore islands 1,044 species of seaweed have been detected, of which Cyanophyta has 79 species, Rhodophyta has 515 species, Ochrophyta has 187 species and Chlorophyta has 263 species.

The number of seaweed species in the islands is: Vinh Thuc Island 70 species, Co To Island – Thanh Lan 73 species, Bach Long Vy Island 112 species, Con Co Island 95 species, Ly Son Island 133 species, Truong Sa Island 255 species, Phu Quy Island 153 species, Dao Island 96 species and Tho Chu Island 57 species

 

OUR APPROACH

Vietnam has a large coastline, a favorable climate to natural seaweed growth. The seaweeds we harvest naturally include ulva, sargassum, sea moss, gracilaria, agar and cottonii.
In addition, we have to cultivate more seaweed species to meet market demand and contribute to improving habitats for humans and marine species.
Building successful seaweed farming or seafood combination farming models for high efficiency.
Sea grapes are grown in the central coastal regions and are harvested all year round.
Sea moss farming model combined with sea cucumbers in the marine areas of Khanh Hoa province.
Tiger shrimp and cottonii farming models are also produced on a large scale in many provinces such as Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue.

NEWS

Seafood, seaweed nourish fisherfolk off Quang Ngai coast

Drone shots capture the scale and strategies of fishing as locals catch seafood and harvest seaweed in Binh Chau Commune, Quang Ngai Province. Rowing their coracles away [...]

The profession of scraping seaweed on the rock

These days, many people in Tam Hai island commune take advantage of low tide to go to the rocky beach at the foot of Ban Than mountain [...]

Have a golden season of seaweed and jelly

In the past two months, people who collect seaweed in Nui Thanh district have collected from a few hundred thousand to half a million per day. Hundreds [...]

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SEAWEED VIETNAM

Headquarter: Mekong River Company
Tel: +84902845552
Email: [email protected]
Website: seaweedvietnam.com

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