With luck, Bahrain could become the Middle Eastern center for cultivating, nurturing, and exporting a variety of sea plants to meet the growing demands of Far East consumers. Five MPs, led by public utilities and environment affairs committee chairman Mohammed Buhamood, believe foreign investors would be interested in taking up space at Ras Hayyan to produce it, alongside kelp and seagrass.
“There is huge local, regional, and international interest in aquafarming investments in Bahrain and it is not all about fish … but sea plants too,” Buhamood told zawya.com. “Sea plants are important to the ecosystem and the fishing process, while to some Southeast Asian countries like China, Korea, Thailand, and Japan, they are a popular delicacy.”
“Sea plants, of course, are important in the ecosystem and the whole fishing process, but some Southeast Asian countries consider them a popular delicacy,” said Buhamood. “Edible seaweeds – or sea vegetables – are known for their culinary popularity but there are other demands too. Kelp and seagrass, for example, can be used in medications, cosmetics, spas, and even pressed and oiled out for other uses.”
He added that the market was potentially huge and attractive.
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