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                  | SEAWEED
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                  | The
                    world seaweed production reached in 2000 around 10 millions
                    tons including wild and maricultured. The top 12 main
                    producing countries are: China, France, UK, Japan, Chile,
                    Philippines, Korea, Indonesia, Norway, USA, Canada, Ireland.
                    The wild seaweed harvesting did not change much the last
                    12 years but aquaculture is
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