Maldives seeks to grow seaweed export

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The Fisheries Ministry states that it hopes to grow the seaweed export trade launched in the Maldives last year to a business that generates the same or even higher level of revenue than the country’s biggest export – skipjack tuna. Floating Acres, a private mariculture firm, launched the pioneering initiative to commercially cultivate seaweed in April 2025 in B. Fehendhoo. In an