Its (Ulva) biomass is characterized by high concentration of nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, proteins and amino acids that has very good potential as feed supplement as well as biomass for bio-energy and protein feed production.
Fish meal is a very important but expensive component of feeds. Studies have shown that biomass of Ulva can substitute for 20% of the fish meal in animal feeds thus significantly reducing the cost of production translating this to higher profit.
Gavino C. Trono, Jr. PhD
National Scientist
Asia’s Top 100 Scientists
Professor Emeritus, The Marine Science Institute
University of the Philippines